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Pass Benchmark: 70% (21/30) Standard: USCG NMC / 46 CFR

USCG General Navigation (Set 6)

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Complete information on weather broadcasts throughout the world is contained in __________.

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#1 Complete information on weather broadcasts throughout the world is contained in __________. #2 Under the IALA-A Buoyage System, when entering from seaward a lateral system buoy to be left to port may display which topmark shown in illustration D046NG below? #3 A sailing chart could have a scale of __________. #4 The datum from which the predicted heights of tides are reckoned in the tide tables is __________. #5 Which daymark has no lateral significance? #6 Under the IALA - A Buoyage System, a buoy used as a port hand mark would not show which light characteristic? #7 Which information is NOT provided in broadcasts by the National Institute of Standards and Technology? #8 Under the IALA-A Buoyage system, a buoy marking the starboard side of the channel when approaching from seaward may have a __________. #9 Buoys which only mark the left or right side of the channel will never exhibit a light with which characteristic? #10 A mid-channel buoy, if lighted, will show a __________. #11 The depth of water on a chart is indicated as 23 meters. This is equal to __________. #12 You are sailing south on the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) when you sight a green can buoy with a yellow square painted on it. Which of the following is TRUE? #13 A survey (special purpose mark) buoy __________. #14 IN REGION A of the IALA Buoyage System, when entering from seaward, the starboard side of a channel would be marked by a __________. #15 An orange and white buoy marking a danger area will have what symbol on it? #16 The Light List shows that a navigational light has a nominal range of 19 miles and a height above water of 52 feet (15.8 meters). Your height of eye is 42 feet (12.8 meters) and the visibility is 10.0 miles. At what approximate range will you first sight the light? #17 Information on northern right whales can be found in __________. #18 A revised print of a chart is made __________. #19 You are downbound on the Ohio River locking through Greenup. The chamber has been emptied and the lower gates are open. You hear one short blast of the whistle from the lock. You should __________. #20 You are approaching Gallipolis Lock and Dam. The traffic signal light is flashing red. You should __________. #21 Under the IALA-A Buoyage system, a buoy marking the port hand of the channel when approaching from seaward may NOT have a __________. #22 Which publication would describe the explosive anchorages in the ports on the east coast of the United States? #23 Under the IALA-A Buoyage System, a buoy indicating the preferred channel is to port would have __________. #24 Under the IALA-A Buoyage System, a buoy indicating that the preferred channel is to port when entering from seaward, can have a __________. #25 Where would you expect to find channels marked with the IALA-A Buoyage System? #26 Which describes privately maintained aids to navigation included in the Light List? #27 When the navigational channel passes under a fixed bridge, the edges of the channel are marked on the bridge with what lights? #28 Which information does the outer ring of a compass rose on a nautical chart provide? #29 When a buoy marks a channel bifurcation, the preferred channel is NOT indicated by __________. #30 Between the equator and the 46th parallel of latitude, there are 3099 meridional parts. How many degrees of equatorial longitude does 3099 meridional parts represent?

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