FCP01 - First Class Pilot

INLAND ONLY Which term is NOT defined in the Inland Navigation Rules?

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You hear the fog signal of another vessel forward of your beam. Risk of collision may exist...

When water is used to fight a fire on board a ship, the effect of the weight of the water must be taken into account. H...

You desire to make good a true course of 174°. The variation is 17°W, magnetic compass deviation is 4°W, and gyrocompas...

The Light List indicates that a light has a nominal range of 14 miles and is 26 feet high. If the visibility is 14 mile...

The following questions (1-10) are based on the Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi River Maps (Cairo to the Gulf) and ...

INLAND ONLY Which of the following may be displayed by a law enforcement boat?

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Vessel "A" is overtaking vessel "B" as shown in illustration D017RR below and will pass wit...

Which portable fire extinguisher is normally recharged in a shore facility?

Which is TRUE of a shipborne Class A Automatic Identification System (AIS)?

The following questions are to be answered using Chart 12354TR, Long Island Sound - Eastern Part, and supporting public...

What are the dimensions of the Old River Lock on the Lower Old River (304 AHP)?

INLAND ONLY Which of the following is indicated by a vessel displaying a flashing blue light?

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND When action to avoid a close-quarters situation is taken, a course change alone may be the ...

What are the required number and type of hand portable fire extinguishers for a galley having an area of 3,500 square f...

What is TRUE concerning new editions of Light Lists?

At 1000 buoy "PI" is abeam to starboard a distance of 0.5 mile. From this position, with a set of 295° and a drift of 1...

At 2126, you pass Morganza Bend Light (mile 278.4 AHP). At 0122, 4 January, you pass Red River Landing Gage (302.4 AHP)...

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND By definition which vessel is unable to keep out of the way of another vessel?

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are approaching another vessel at night. You can see both red and green sidelights and,...

Where is the pivoting point located on a fully loaded vessel with normal trim proceeding ahead at sea speed?

An ECDIS is required to display which information?

At 1130, Horton Point Light bears 172°T at a range of 3.45nm. The fathometer reads 81 ft. Which of the following descri...

The Gage at Red River Landing reads 22.2 feet. The low water reference plane for Red River is 10.6 feet. How many feet ...

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel that is defined as "restricted in her ability to maneuver" is unable to keep out o...

INLAND ONLY When two power-driven vessels are meeting on the Great Lakes, Western Rivers, or waters specified by the Se...

Squat is a natural phenomenon as a ship moves through a restricted channel due to what basic principle?

Which is one of the advantages of a vessel utilizing a NAVTEX unit to receive MSI?

At 1155 your vessel's position is LAT 41°09.0'N, LONG 72°34.4'W. If you make good a course of 282°T and a speed of 10.0...

The river will be temporarily closed to navigation at mile 531.3 AHP due to repairs to the bridge. This will occur at 1...

INTERNATIONAL ONLY You intend to overtake a vessel in a narrow channel on its port side. The vessel to be overtaken has...

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which of the following in illustration D086RR below represents the length of a vessel as de...

When computing gross under keel clearance (UKC), what factor should NOT be considered?

When using an echo sounder in deep water, it is NOT unusual to encounter which situation?

From your 1155 position, you steer a course of 282°T at a speed of 9.5 knots. You obtain the following bearings: 1205: ...

What type of daymark will you see as you approach Joe Pierce Light (mile 335.4 AHP)?

INTERNATIONAL ONLY You are operating a vessel in a narrow channel. Your vessel must stay within the channel to be navig...

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND When is your vessel traveling at a "safe speed" as defined in the COLREGS?

Which type of portable fire extinguisher is NOT designed for use on flammable liquid fires?

What is the function of a red triangular daymark?

At 1245 the GPS shows your position to be LAT 41°10.3'N, LONG 72°44.2'W. You are steering a course of 284°T at an engin...

What is the vertical clearance of the Natchez Highway Bridge (westbound) when the river level is the same as the Low Wa...

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND In which situation do the Rules require both vessels to change course?

INLAND ONLY A law enforcement vessel patrolling a marine regatta may exhibit a flashing blue light or which of the foll...

Which of the following statements is/are TRUE in regard to Ro-Ro vessels' spaces that are "specially suitable for vehic...

You wish to make good a course of 035°T while turning for an engine speed of 12 knots. The set is 340°T, and the drift ...

At the time of your 1245 position, which statement is TRUE?

The Natchez Gage reads 20.6 feet. The high point on your towboat is 47 feet above the water. What is the vertical clear...

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND When two power-driven vessels are meeting head-on and there is a risk of collision, which a...

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which is TRUE for a vessel using a traffic separation scheme?

You are using the anchor to steady the bow while maneuvering. When do you know you have the proper scope of anchor cabl...

Which refers to the period at high or low tide during which there is no change in the height of the water?

After departing the New Haven terminals, your 1800 position puts the New Haven Harbor Lighted Whistle Buoy "NH" bearing...

In order to determine what buoys, if any, are in place at Concordia Bar crossing (mile 596.0 AHP), what should you chec...

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Vessel "A" is overtaking vessel "B" as shown in illustration D017RR below. Vessel "B" shoul...

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which type of vessel is required to display the lights shown in illustration D070RR below?

Which statement about tunnel bow thrusters fitted to large vessels is TRUE?

What are the colors of a mid-channel daymark?

From your 1845 position, you desire to leave Stratford Shoal Middle Ground Light 1.0 mile off your starboard beam at 19...

The area between Island 67 Upper Light (mile 623.1 AHP) and Sunflower Cut-off Foot Light (mile 624.8 AHP) is known as a...

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which is TRUE of a power-driven stand-on vessel?

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND In which situation do the Rules require both vessels to change course?

A fire starts on your vessel while refueling. Which action should you take FIRST?

You are standing the wheel watch on entering port and the Master gives you a rudder command which conflicts with a rudd...

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You hear the fog signal of another vessel forward of your beam. Risk of collision may exist...

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are approaching another vessel on crossing courses. She is about one mile distant and i...

Who must approve the vessel's trim and stability booklet?

When utilizing a Pacific Coast chart, which is the reference plane of soundings?

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are underway in heavy fog. You hear the fog signal of a vessel which is somewhere ahead...

INLAND ONLY Two power-driven vessels are meeting in a narrow channel on the Great Lakes as shown in illustration D037RR...

The holding power of an anchor at a given scope of cable increases when which occurs?

On 15 October 2023, you will be docking on the Southern Branch Elizabeth River, VA at the second high tide. The berth i...

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are underway in restricted visibility. You hear the fog signal of another vessel about ...

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Your power-driven vessel is stopped and making no way, but is not in any way disabled. Anot...

What is the mechanical advantage of tackle number 7 as shown in illustration D029DG below?

Charts should be corrected by using information published in which text?

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which vessel is the stand-on vessel when two vessels crossing in fog are NOT in sight of on...

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which vessel should not impede the navigation of a power-driven vessel?

Which of the following is NOT required to be part of a vessel's Fire Control Plan?

When must a proper look-out be kept?

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND The steering and sailing rules for vessels in restricted visibility apply to vessels ______...

INLAND ONLY For the purpose of the Inland Navigation Rules, the term "Inland Waters" includes which of the following?

Which is the best method of protecting that portion of a fiber anchor line nearest the anchor from chafing on the botto...

How can the accuracy of an azimuth circle be checked?

INTERNATIONAL ONLY Which light(s) shall a single vessel being towed alongside show?

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are on watch in fog. Which vessel is "in sight"?

Which of the following is NOT identified on the vessel's fire control plan?

When a dual-purpose marking is used, how should the mariner following the Intracoastal Waterway be guided?

INTERNATIONAL ONLY You have sighted three red lights in a vertical line on another vessel dead ahead at night. Which ve...

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel nearing a bend where other vessels may be obscured is required to sound which sign...

You are conning a twin-screw vessel going ahead with rudders amidships. How will the vessel respond if the port screw s...

Which class of tide prevails in the greatest number of important harbors on the Atlantic Coast?

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND In which situation would risk of collision definitely exist?

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which is the duration of each prolonged blast on whistle signals used by a power-driven ves...

When a vessel is entering or leaving a port, where is the record of engine speeds kept?

When does a Doppler speed log indicate speed over ground?

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are on Vessel "A" engaged in fishing in a narrow channel as shown in illustration D037R...

INLAND ONLY Your vessel is crossing a river on the Great Lakes System. A power-driven vessel is ascending the river, cr...

What speed do most bow thrusters generally become ineffective?

The height of a light is measured from which reference plane?

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND When in sight of another vessel and there is sufficient sea room, any action taken to avoid...

INLAND ONLY Two power-driven vessels are crossing within a half a mile of each other as shown in illustration D042RR be...

A twin-screw ship going ahead on the starboard screw only, will move the bow in which direction?

Buoys are marked with reflective material to assist in their detection by searchlight. Which statement is TRUE?

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A traffic separation zone is that part of a traffic separation scheme which __________.

INLAND ONLY The term "Great Lakes", as defined by the Inland Rules of the Road, does NOT include which choice?

You are conducting trials to determine the maneuvering characteristics of your vessel. While making a turn, you take ra...

You are sailing south on the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) when you sight a red nun buoy with a yellow square painted on ...

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND When do the Rules state that risk of collision shall be deemed to exist?

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND The masthead light may be displaced from the centerline on which of the following vessels?

The possibility of wake damage can be reduced by following which action?

Which of the following describes the principal purpose of magnetic compass adjustment?

INTERNATIONAL ONLY A wing in ground (WIG) craft cannot comply with the spacing requirement for masthead lights. What is...

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND In illustration D023RR below which represents the arc of visibility of a red sidelight?

In moderate wind and current what should be the length of chain with a single anchor?

What daymark shape is used in the lateral system?

INLAND ONLY The masthead light may be located at other than the fore and aft centerline on which power- driven vessel?

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel hearing a fog signal forward of her beam has not determined if risk of collision e...

On a single-screw vessel, when coming port side to a pier and being set off the pier, which action should you take?

The nominal range of a light may be accurately defined as the maximum distance at which a light may be seen __________.

INLAND ONLY Which statement is TRUE concerning lighting requirements for Great Lakes vessels?

INLAND ONLY While underway and in sight of another power-driven vessel forward of your beam, more than 0.5 mile away, y...

Which VHF channel should you avoid using as a working channel?

On 5 October 2023, you will be docking at the Redwood Marine Terminal in Eureka, CA at the first high tide. The berth i...

INLAND ONLY A power-driven vessel when pushing ahead or towing alongside on the Western Rivers (above the Huey P. Long ...

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A sailing vessel is NOT required to keep out of the way of which vessel?

You are going astern (single-screw, right-handed propeller) with the anchor down at a scope of twice the depth of the w...

Which publication would describe the explosive anchorages in the ports on the east coast of the United States?

INLAND ONLY Vessels "A" and "B" are meeting on a river as shown in illustration D041RR below and will pass 1/4 mile apa...

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which is TRUE of a tugboat displaying the shape shown in illustration D010RR below?

Your vessel is proceeding through a narrow channel. What actions can you take to avoid any sudden sheers of the vessel?

How may a spherical buoy be identified?

INLAND ONLY A barge more than 50 meters long is required to show how many white anchor lights when anchored in a Secret...

INLAND ONLY A commercial vessel engaged in public safety activities may display a(n) identity light(s). Which of the fo...

Your vessel must moor port side to a berth limited by vessels ahead and astern using a single tug. You are stemming a s...

Automatic identification systems (AIS) are required to do which of the following?

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You see ONLY the light shown in illustration D080RR below. Which type of vessel are you obs...

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Your vessel is underway in reduced visibility. You hear the fog signal of another vessel ab...

In illustration D038DG below, what part of the anchor is indicated by the letter "K"?

While navigating in fog off a coastline of steep cliffs, you hear the echo of the ships fog horn 6 seconds after the si...

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel displaying the shape shown in illustration D010RR below is which of the following?

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND When two vessels are in immediate danger of collision, the stand-on vessel must take which ...

Which knot shown in illustration D030DG below represents a square knot?

Which radar control shortens all echoes on the display and reduces clutter caused by rain or snow?

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which of the following describes a vessel exhibiting the lights shown in illustration D084R...

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND When is a stand-on vessel FIRST allowed by the Rules to take action in order to avoid colli...

When taking a Pilot from a pilot vessel in a seaway, which way should you head your vessel if the ladder is on the leew...

You are steaming southward along the west coast of the United States when you encounter a buoy showing a flashing red l...

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND The stern light shall be positioned such that it will show from dead astern to how many deg...

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Risk of collision may exist __________.

Your ship is dead in the water with the rudder amidships. As the right-handed screw starts to turn ahead, which way wil...

What is the basic principle of the magnetic compass?

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which is TRUE of a tugboat displaying the shape shown in illustration D010RR below?

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are approaching a bend in a channel. You cannot see around the bend because of the heig...

What is the mechanical advantage, neglecting friction, of tackle number 12 as shown in illustration D029DG below?

Which term defines the difference between the heights of low and high tides?

INLAND ONLY What signal is a power-driven vessel, when leaving a dock or berth, required to sound?

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND What would be a "special circumstance" under the Rules?

Which statement is TRUE concerning radiotelephones on board towing vessels?

In illustration D044NG below, what type of buoy is indicated by the letter A?

INLAND ONLY You are underway in a narrow channel, and are being overtaken by another power-driven vessel. The overtakin...

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND What is the duration of each blast of the whistle signals used in head-on and/or crossing s...

Multiple factors will have an effect on your vessel when it is maneuvering in restricted waters. Which of the following...

On 9 November 2023 at 0330, you are inbound at Charleston Harbor Entrance Buoy “10” (ACT6611). What is the direction an...

INTERNATIONAL ONLY A vessel sounds two short blasts. What does this indicate?

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are under sail making 5 knots. The apparent wind is broad on the port beam at 10 knots....

A self-contained breathing apparatus is used to __________.

What must change for the compass deviation to change?

INTERNATIONAL ONLY Two power-driven vessels are meeting. What would a two-blast whistle signal by either vessel mean?

INLAND ONLY You are on power-driven vessel "A" and power-driven vessel "B" desires to overtake you on the starboard sid...

Your ship is in shallow water and the bow rides up on its bow wave while the stern sinks into a depression of its trans...

You have replaced the chart paper in the course recorder. Which statement is TRUE?

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which is the duration of each prolonged blast on whistle signals used by a power-driven ves...

INLAND ONLY A flashing blue light is used to identify which of the following vessels?

Your vessel is port side to a pier with a spring line led aft from the bow. How will the vessel respond in calm weather...

You are heading out to sea in a buoyed channel and see a quick flashing green light on a buoy ahead of you. In U.S. wat...

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND What is the duration of each blast of the whistle signals used in head-on and/or crossing s...

INLAND ONLY A power-driven vessel proceeding downstream in a narrow channel on the Western Rivers sights another power-...

While proceeding up a narrow waterway you observe a vessel berthed in the river with slack mooring lines. Which is the ...

Under the IALA Buoyage Systems, which is TRUE of the topmark of a red and white vertically-striped buoy?

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which of the signals, other than a distress signal, can be used by a vessel to attract atte...

INLAND ONLY A light used to signal passing intentions must be an __________.

When using two tugs to assist in mooring a large, deeply laden ship, where is the most powerful tug usually placed?

Which time meridian is used when computing the velocity of the current for Pensacola Bay, Florida?

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND What is the minimum sound signaling equipment required aboard a vessel 10 meters in length?

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which lights is a vessel not under command, underway but not making way, required to exhibi...

A stored-pressure water extinguisher is most effective against which class of fires?

Vessels should maintain a sharp lookout, especially during December through March, when navigating the Northern Right W...

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which statement is TRUE regarding equipment for sound signals?

INLAND ONLY Two power-driven vessels are meeting in the situation as shown in illustration D037RR below and will pass w...

If you have a fire in the engine room, what is the FIRST action you should take?

Which agency maintains federal aids to navigation?

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Two power-driven vessels are crossing as shown in illustration D042RR below. Vessel "A" sou...

INLAND ONLY The masthead light may be located at other than the fore and aft centerline on which power- driven vessel?

Which best describes an anchor buoy?

What publication contains information about the port facilities in Cadiz, Spain?

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel nearing a bend where other vessels may be obscured is required to sound which sign...

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel aground in fog shall sound, in addition to the proper anchor signal, which of the ...

When turning a ship in restricted space with a strong wind, which is the BEST action to take?

Which level of accuracy can be obtained utilizing the U.S. Coast Guard's Maritime Differential GPS in an established co...

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which vessel(s) is/are required to sound a fog signal of one prolonged followed by two short...

INLAND ONLY You are on a vessel that the Secretary has determined cannot comply with the spacing requirement for masthea...

You are docking a vessel starboard side to with the assistance of two tugs. You are attempting to hold the vessel off b...

Your vessel is steering 143°T at 16 knots. At 2147 a light bears 106°T and at 2206 the same light bears 078°T. What wil...

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND What is the required fog signal for a manned vessel being towed at night?

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are watching another vessel approach, and her compass bearing is not changing. What does...

You are making mooring lines fast to bitts, stern to, as in some Mediterranean ports. A swell is liable to make the ves...

Which Naval Control of Shipping publication should be aboard your vessel?

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel engaged in fishing while at anchor shall sound which fog signal?

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND When shall a proper look-out be maintained?

Why is a VLCC (100,000 DWT+) with a 30,000 Shaft Horsepower Steam Turbine slow to respond to engine movements, and has ...

Which is a characteristic of a port side daymark?

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You hear the firing of a gun at one-minute intervals from another vessel. What does this sig...

INLAND ONLY What lights are required for a barge being pushed ahead, not being part of a composite unit?

A breeches buoy is being rigged from the shore to a stranded vessel. The initial shot line passed to the vessel is norm...

Your vessel is proceeding up a channel, and you see a pair of range lights that are in line dead ahead. The chart indic...

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND What does the continuous sounding of a fog whistle by a vessel indicate?

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which vessel shall exhibit a rigid replica of the International Code flag "A"?

When possible, what is the FIRST step in fighting an engine fuel-pump fire which results from a broken fuel line?

While on a course of 152°T, a light bears 9° on the port bow at a distance of 11.6 miles. What course should you steer ...

The buoy symbol printed on your chart is leaning to the northeast. What does this indicate?

Vessels required to have an Automatic Radar Plotting Aid must have a device to indicate which of the following?

When entering from seaward, what does a buoy displaying a composite group (2+1) flashing red light indicate?

The Light List shows a lighted aid to navigation on the left bank. This means that the light can be seen on the port si...

Under the U.S. Aids to Navigation System, what does a lighted buoy with a spherical topmark mark indicate?

The speed of sound through ocean water is nearly always __________.

You are steaming on course 126°T at 14.8 knots. At 1022 you sight a buoy bearing 128°T, at a range of 4.8 miles. If you...

In the illustration, on an ECDIS S-57 compliant ENC, which symbol represents a Zone of Confidence (ZOC) A2? Illustratio...

What is a characteristic of cardinal marks?

You are underway on course 241°T at a speed of 18.2 knots. You sight a daymark bearing 241°T at a radar range of 3.9 mi...

While on a course of 349°T, a light bears 13° on your starboard bow at a distance of 10.8 miles. What course should you...

On an Army Corps of Engineers navigation map, how is each mile

The true course between two points is 312°. Your gyrocompass has an error of 3°W. You make an allowance of 4° leeway fo...

How should a look-out, in the merchant service, report sightings?

You will find daily information about the duration of slack water in a port on the Atlantic Coast in which publication?

You are underway on course 215°T at 12 knots. The current is 000°T at 2.3 knots. What is the course made good?

Which defines a light's luminous range?

If the gyrocompass error is east, what describes the error and the correction to be made to gyrocompass headings to obt...

The four standard light colors used for lighted aids to navigation are red, green, white, and __________.

On 10 November 2023 at 0630, you are inbound at Charleston Harbor Entrance Buoy “10” (ACT6611). Your vessel will transit...