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USCG General Navigation (Set 16)
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The buoy symbol printed on your chart is leaning to the northeast. This indicates __________.
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30 MCQs #1 The buoy symbol printed on your chart is leaning to the northeast. This indicates __________. #2 The symbol which appears beside a light on a chart reads "Gp Fl R (2) 10 sec 160 ft 19M". Which characteristic describes the light? #3 Sometimes foreign charts are reproduced by NGA. On such a chart a wire dragged (swept) area may be shown in purple or __________. #4 The depth of the water is indicated on a chart as 32 meters. This is equal to __________. #5 Which symbol represents a 20-fathom curve? #6 Which symbol represents a 10-fathom curve? #7 Which symbol represents a 2-fathom curve? #8 On U.S. charts, you can tell if a named feature such as a rock (i.e. Great Eastern Rock in Block Island Sound) is submerged by the __________. #9 When slanted letters are used to spell the name of a charted object you know the __________. #10 If you are sailing from the East Coast of the United States to the Caribbean Sea, which publication would contain information on weather, currents, and storms? #11 Which would you consult for information about the general current circulation in the North Atlantic Ocean? #12 A pilot chart does NOT contain information about __________. #13 If you were sailing in the North Pacific and were interested in the ice and iceberg limits, you could find this information in the __________. #14 What publication contains descriptions of the coast line, buoyage systems, weather conditions, port facilities, and navigation instructions for the United States and its possessions? #15 Which government agency publishes the U.S. Coast Pilot? #16 Which table is NOT found in the U.S. Coast Pilots? #17 You are planning to enter an unfamiliar U.S. port. Which publication provides information about channel depths, dangers, obstructions, anchorages, and marine facilities available in that port? #18 The National Ocean Service publishes the __________. #19 Which publication should you check for complete information on Puget Sound weather conditions? #20 Which publication contains information on navigation regulations, landmarks, channels, anchorages, tides, currents, and clearances of bridges for Chesapeake Bay? #21 It is unlawful to approach within how many yards of a northern right whale? #22 If within 500 yards (460m) of a Northern Right Whale you are lawfully obligated to __________. #23 What publication has information on the climate, distances, navigation regulations, outstanding landmarks, channels and anchorages of Long Island Sound? #24 The population of northern right whales, an endangered species, numbers approximately __________. #25 A vessel sighting a northern right whale dead ahead should __________. #26 You are required to enter a lock on your voyage. Information on the lock regulations, signals, and radio communications can be found in __________. #27 You are required to enter a lock on your voyage. Information on the lock regulations, signals, and radio communications can be found in __________. #28 Light Lists for coastal waters are __________. #29 Some lights used as aids to marine navigation have a red sector to indicate a danger area. The limits of a colored sector of a light are listed in the Light List in which of the following manners? #30 When a buoy is in position only during a certain period of the year, where may the dates when the buoy is in position be found?
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