GLI04 - Mate of LT 500-1600 GRT

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

What speed do most bow thrusters generally become ineffective?

What power source actuates a solenoid valve?

To make sure of getting the full advantage of a favorable current, you should reach an entrance or strait at which time...

The following questions are based on Chart 12221TR, Chesapeake Bay Entrance, and the supporting publications. The draft ...

If the cause of a sudden severe list or trim is negative initial stability, counter-flooding into empty tanks located h...

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

You have determined the maneuvering characteristics of your vessel by taking the radar ranges and bearings of an isolat...

Which is an indication that progressive flooding is occurring?

You will be advised of any hazardous areas due to the fallout of a nuclear explosive by a message with which code word?

Which of the following describes the coast between Great Machipongo Inlet and Cape Charles?

Which basic category of water level fluctuations on the Great Lakes is the most regular?

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

Which spaces are required to be segregated from cargo tanks carrying grades A, B, C, or D cargoes?

Tonnage openings must be closed by means of __________.

You are in a channel inbound from sea. A daymark used to mark a channel junction, when the preferred channel is to port...

If your engines turn for 6.5 knots, and you encounter a 0.5 knot southerly current, what is your ETA at point A?

Your vessel is on a voyage from Ogdensburg, NY, to Chicago, IL, via the Great Lakes. The date is October 3 of the curre...

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

What is acceptable flame screening?

Which is the primary type of welding employed in shipyards in the construction of cargo vessels?

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

What is the course to steer per gyrocompass from the anchorage to point "A" if easterly winds are causing 3° of leeway?

Where do signs of racking stresses generally appear on the vessel?

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

The tankship Northland is loaded as shown in table BL-0026 below. Use the salmon-colored pages in the Stability Data Re...

What is TRUE concerning frapping lines?

In reading a weather map, what do closely spaced pressure gradient lines indicate?

At 0250, Great Machipongo Inlet Light "5" (37°21.8'N, 75°43.7'W) bears 279°pgc. At 0320, the light bears 320° pgc. I...

Using the Guidance Manual for Loading the M.V. Grand Haven, determine the amount of ballast required in tank No. 5 (P &...

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

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

In heavy seas, how should the helmsman steer the lifeboat?

Advection fog is most commonly caused by __________.

At 0400, you obtain the following information: Sand Shoal Inlet South Light bearing 303° true at 7.1nm What is your ...

In illustration D033DG below, what is the joint indicated by letter D?

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

You are on a multiple-product chemical tanker and will carry cargoes of butyric acid, propylene oxide, and octyl alcoho...

You abandoned ship in the North Atlantic and one of the crew members is hypothermic. During a SAR helicopter extraction...

On 9 November 2023 at 0130, you are inbound at Charleston Harbor Entrance Buoy “10” (ACT6611). Your vessel will transit...

The visibility is about 5 miles. Which statement about Cape Charles Light is TRUE?

The wind has caused a difference between drafts starboard and port. This difference is known as which of the following?

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

Given a dry bulb temperature of 78°F and wet bulb temperature of 66.5°F, what is the dew point?

A drill must be conducted in the use of the line throwing appliance. How often is this drill required to be conducted?

By what means are indications of the master gyrocompass sent to remote repeaters?

Which statement about your 0400 position is TRUE?

Storms that enter the Great Lakes Basin from the west and northwest at a peak in October are the products of which pres...

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

According to regulations when, if ever, may cargo hatches on Great Lakes vessels, with more than 6 feet of freeboard, b...

A well in the uppermost deck of a shelter deck vessel which has only a temporary means of closing for the purpose of ga...

When a light is first seen on the horizon it will disappear again if the height of eye is immediately lowered several f...

At 0405, you increase speed. At 0500, your position is LAT 37°06.0'N, LONG 75°41.1'W. What is the approximate depth ...

Which term describes the time required to incline the vessel from port to starboard and back to port again?

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

Which document is NOT required by law to be posted aboard a vessel?

While underway, if you are required to have a radiotelephone, you must maintain a continuous listening watch on which o...

Which radar control reduces weak echoes out to a limited distance from the ship?

At 0600, you are entering the inbound leg of the traffic separation scheme at position LAT 36°59.2'N, LONG 75°47.6' W. ...

An icebreaker is displaying a flag hoist which consists of the code letters "WO" (Whiskey Oscar). What does this signal...

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

Flammable liquids should have what kind of label?

Where a propeller shaft passes through the hull, which device prevents water from entering the hull?

You desire to make good a true course of 132°. The variation is 10°W, magnetic compass deviation is 5°E, and gyrocompas...

Which of the following is a characteristic of the abandoned lighthouse at Cape Henry?

What name is given to the perforated, elevated bottom of the chain locker, which prevents the chains from touching the ...

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

When is a vessel tide rode?

Which of the following statements is FALSE concerning the proper procedure in handling a fire hose?

What does a white buoy with an open-faced orange diamond on it indicate?

Weather broadcasts for the Norfolk area are broadcast on which frequency?

Multi-year ice is the hardest sea ice and should be avoided if possible. It is recognizable because of what tone to its...

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

You are in charge of a towing vessel that operates exclusively on inland waters. You regularly tow barges that provide ...

How do you operate a portable CO2 fire extinguisher?

How are cumulonimbus clouds formed?

\When Cape Henry Light is abeam, what is the approximate distance to Yorktown?

There are basically three categories of water level fluctuations on the Great Lakes. What is NOT included as one of the...

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

Where can the deepest water when rounding a bend in a river be located?

Your vessel has 3 lifeboats on each side. The middle lifeboat on the port side is designated as which boat number?

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

As you pass between trestle "B" and trestle "C" of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge - Tunnel, you sight along the trestle "C" ...

What is meant by the term "broaching to"?

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

Which term describes the process of lowering a boom to a horizontal position and onto its deck support?

You are picking up a conscious person that has fallen overboard in one of the vessels motor boats. Recovery is easier i...

Which term is used to define the point where the vertical rise or fall of tide has stopped?

The wind is easterly and will cause 2° of leeway. The current is 180° at 0.5 knot. If your engines are turning for 8.0 ...

Your vessel is approaching the International Bridge on the St. Mary's River. If the gage on the bridge, read from top t...

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

Which is the BETTER holding ground, for a conventional anchor?

Which class of fire is an oil fire classified?

The direction in which a vessel should be steered between two points is known by which term?

When the height of the metacenter is greater than the height of the center of gravity a vessel has which type of stabil...

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

The person in charge on the vessel and the person in charge at the facility must hold a meeting before starting the tra...

On a small boat, if someone fell overboard and you did not know over which side the person fell, which action should yo...

As your vessel is heading southward along the east coast of the United States, you encounter a buoy showing a red flash...

Which publication offers information on Great Lakes ice services?

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

What describes a tandem crane lift?

Which is the best action to take when plugging holes below the waterline for the safety of the vessel?

Which nautical charts are intended for coastwise navigation outside of outlying reefs and shoals?

Your vessel is being assisted by an icebreaker. How should you indicate that you are ready to cast off the towline?

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

Which is TRUE concerning the official number of a documented vessel?

Lifesaving regulations in Subchapter W require that a fire drill include which of the following?

Which is TRUE of an aneroid barometer?

If the cause of severe list is off-center ballast, what will counterflooding into empty tanks accomplish?

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

Your containership has a container displaying a hazardous cargo placard. The placard has the number 2206 on it. This in...

If the situation arose where it became necessary to tow a disabled vessel, which statement is TRUE concerning the towin...

In illustration D051NG below what is indicated by the position labeled "C"?

What does the line labeled "MS" indicate on the Great Lakes load line model shown in illustration D031DG below?

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

In writing up the logbook at the end of your watch, you make an error in writing an entry. What is the proper means of ...

What is meant by the term "overhaul" in firefighting?

Which topmark shown in illustration D023NG below identifies an isolated danger?

On the Great Lakes, which can cause short-term fluctuations in water levels?

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

If you are operating on the Inland Waters of the United States, which of the following may you discharge overboard?

You are on watch and receive word that a person has fallen overboard from the starboard side. What should your first ac...

Under the U.S. Aids to Navigation System on the Western Rivers, which is TRUE of a daymark on the right descending bank...

Your vessel is running in a following sea. Which term defines the motion your vessel is experiencing?

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

If your asphalt barge has operated more than 12 months in saltwater in the 24-month period since it was last dry-docked...

Which type of hull damage should be repaired FIRST?

Where can information for updating paper nautical charts primarily be found?

Heave is motion along which axis?

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

Which is an explosion hazard when exposed to flame?

When is firefighting foam most effective?

What publication has information on the climate, distances, navigation regulations, outstanding landmarks, channels and...

A vessel operating on the Great Lakes, and whose position is south of an eastward-moving storm center, would experience ...

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

Cargo tanks on barges fitted with goose neck vents and flame screens are limited to carrying which grade of cargo?

What is the maximum length of time that distress flares are approved for?

If your vessel were proceeding upriver (ascending), how is the port side of the channel marked according to the U. S. A...

What is the center of flotation of a vessel?

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

You will load class 1.2 commercial explosives and need to construct a portable magazine. Which is a requirement of the ...

Which statement is TRUE concerning an inflatable liferaft?

Which of the following is associated with consistently high barometric pressure?

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

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...

When should the external inflation bladder on an immersion suit be inflated?

Your vessel has changed course and is heading 285°T, you are on the charted range and it appears as in illustration D04...

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

Generally, you can best maintain a vessel's steering control under which condition(s)?

The strength of a deck will be increased by adding which item?

Safe water buoys may show ONLY which type of light?

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

In special cases, the Commandant of the Coast Guard may permit cargo piping to pass through machinery spaces, what are ...

Where would spontaneous combustion most likely to occur?

Which of the following describes the difference between true heading and magnetic heading?

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

You discharge food waste overboard at sea. You have recorded your vessel's position as required, what other items must ...

Which is TRUE concerning the painter of an inflatable liferaft?

What does a white buoy with an orange cross within a diamond marked on it indicate?

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

What should look-outs report?

What term indicates the immersed body of the vessel forward of the parallel mid-body?

When does a current perpendicular to a vessel's track have the greatest effect on the vessel's course made good?

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

According to Pollution Prevention Regulations (33CFR), who is required to sign each completed page in the Oil Record Bo...

What would be the most effective agent to use to extinguish a fire in drums of flammable liquids stowed on the weather ...

Your vessel is proceeding up a channel steering on a pair of range lights that are in line ahead. The chart indicates t...

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

Which is a requirement of a vessel in ocean service that does not have an approved means of processing oily bilge slops...

Distress signals may be __________.

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

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

Which term describes the force exerted by a propeller which tends to throw the stern right or left?

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

The luminous range of a light takes into account which factor?

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

Your ship has loaded 6,000 barrels of gasoline, at a cargo temperature of 50°F, departing New Jersey bound for Florida....

Which distress signal is required for a liferaft in ocean service and could be effectively used to attract the attentio...

The vertical distance from the tidal datum to the level of the water is known by which term?

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

You are preparing to load a heavy cargo with abnormal physical dimensions onboard your vessel. Which of the following i...

The oxygen indicator is an instrument that measures the __________.

On a working copy of a weather map, a cold front is represented by what color line?

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

When loading a high-density, solid bulk cargo, proper distribution of weights is necessary to __________.

Why is it necessary to secure the forced ventilation to a compartment where there is a fire?

Magnets in the binnacles of magnetic compasses are used to reduce which effect?

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

What is NOT an indication that pack ice may be nearby?

When should the control of flooding of your vessel be addressed?

A buoy having red and green horizontal bands would have which light characteristic?

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

As a general guide, under which condition should hygroscopic cargoes be ventilated?

Fire may be spread by which means?

Information about the pilotage available at Miami harbor may best be obtained from which publication?

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

Who issues the certificate of loading required by each vessel carrying grain in bulk?

When compared to a high-expansion foam, a low-expansion foam will __________.

You are approaching Chatham Strait from the south in foggy weather. You have Coronation Island and Hazy Islands on the ...

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

For any given pedestal crane, when the boom is lengthened, the lifting capacity is __________.

On the all-purpose nozzle, what is the position of the nozzle valve when the handle is all the way forward?

You are approaching a multiple-span bridge at night. How is the main navigational channel span indicated?

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

You are on an ice-reinforced vessel about to enter pack ice. Which action should you take?

What is the usual depth of a beam bracket?

You are using a radar in which your own ship is shown at the center, and the heading flash always points to 0°. If bear...

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

An icebreaker assisting a vessel through an ice field would display a visual signal consisting of the code letter "I" (...

What is the color of the signal flare sent up by a submarine indicating that a torpedo has been fired in a training exe...

You are steering 257°T, and a light is picked up dead ahead at a distance of 13.3 miles at 2016. You change course to p...

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

What effect will bank suction have on a vessel?

What is the signal to guide vessels in distress, indicating, "This is the best place to land"?

The navigation regulations applicable to a U.S. inland waterway can be found in which publication?

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

Which of the signals listed is required to be displayed during the day while bunkering?

Fires are grouped into what categories?

In the U.S. Aids to Navigation System on the Western Rivers, the light characteristic of group flashing (2) is used for...

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

In reference to accidental oil pollution, the most critical time during bunkering is when __________.

You have just abandoned ship and boarded a raft. After the raft is completely inflated you hear a whistling noise comin...

Which is the region containing 3/4 of the mass of the atmosphere and to which are confined such phenomena as clouds, st...

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

You are a watchstanding mate and have come to the bridge to relieve the watch while underway at sea. Which event(s) wil...

You are releasing carbon dioxide gas (CO2) into an engine compartment to extinguish a fire. In which situation will the...

The shoreline shown on nautical charts of areas affected by large tidal fluctuations is usually the line of mean ______...

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

Which statement is correct concerning the carriage of coal in bulk?

The vessel shown in illustration D025DG has broken down and you are going to take her in tow. The wind is on her starbo...

What does a Doppler log in the bottom return mode indicate?

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

You observe a V-shaped ripple with the point of the V pointing upstream in a river. What may this indicate?

A 750-foot passenger vessel operating on the Great Lakes, not subject to SOLAS regulations, is required to carry how ma...

Steam fog is most likely to occur on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers in __________.

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

As a rule, ships of most configurations, when drifting in calm water with negligible current, will lie in which orienta...

You are at sea and have received a General Emergency message announcing the outbreak of war in Europe. You are directed...

Which type of GPS receiver has at least four channels to process information from several satellites simultaneously?

Which describes how flanking rudders effect a vessel's heading when going astern?

How should a message warning of a tropical storm be sent?

What does the agonic line on an isomagnetic chart indicate?

When piloting a vessel, how are visual references used to establish a constant rate of turn?

Inflatable liferafts are less maneuverable than lifeboats due to their __________.

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

When the gyro-pilot is used for steering, what control is adjusted to compensate for varying sea conditions?

A man aboard a vessel, is signaling by raising and lowering his outstretched arms to each side. What does this signal i...

Which light characteristic may be used on a special purpose mark?

Which condition must be met during a stability test on an inspected vessel?

Oily rags stored in a pile that is open to the atmosphere are a hazard because they may __________.

Under the IALA cardinal system, what does a mark with a quick white light showing 6 flashes followed by one long flash ...

You have determined that a cargo space on a freight vessel is 45 feet by 36 feet by 62 feet. How many pounds of carbon ...

Which is TRUE if passengers are on board when an abandon ship drill is carried out?

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

What is a grapnel?

Which statement is TRUE concerning a motor lifeboat?

The channel under a bridge is marked with lights of the lateral system. The centerline of the channel shall be marked o...

In general, an un-reinforced vessel can safely navigate in ice provided the concentration does not exceed how many tent...

The welds used to join shell plates in flush construction are known as __________.

Which is TRUE of echo-sounders?

After an IOPP Certificate is issued to an inspected vessel, how many other surveys of the vessel's pollution prevention...

What is the purpose of a striking plate?

You are steaming west in the South Atlantic in an extratropical cyclonic storm, and the wind is dead ahead. According t...

What is required of the access to a cargo pumproom on a tank vessel carrying grades A, B, C or D liquid cargoes?

When using a handheld smoke signal aboard a survival craft, how should you activate the signal?

What is TRUE concerning new editions of Light Lists?

You are using tackle number 7 in illustration D029DG below to lift a weight of 100 lbs. If you include 10 percent of th...

You are fighting a fire in a cargo hold on your vessel. Which action is most important concerning the stability of the ...

Which characteristic and color will a preferred-channel buoy show?

Which term is given to the placing a lashing across a hook to prevent a fitting from slipping out of the hook?

The difference in water spray pattern between the high-velocity tip and low-velocity applicator used with the all-purpo...

Where can data relating to the direction and velocity of rotary tidal currents in a U.S. Atlantic Port be found?

You are on a multiple-product chemical tanker and will carry cargoes of ethanolamine, methyl acrylate, and glycerine. W...

You are proceeding to a distress site and expect large numbers of people in the water. Which statement is TRUE?

To find the specific phase characteristic of a lighthouse on a sound of the United States you would use which reference...

Battens are fitted in cargo holds across the frames of the vessel from the turn of the bilge upward. What is the main p...

Why are lifeboats usually double-enders?

If the current and wind are in the same direction, what does the sea surface represent concern the true wind speed?

Which action should you take FIRST when preparing to hoist the anchor?

Your vessel has an injured crew member onboard that will require evacuation. Which of the following publications should...

Which is TRUE of a vertically-striped buoy?

Asphyxia is generally limited to enclosed spaces, and the deficiency of breathable air in an enclosed space can occur w...

Which has the MOST effect on the range of a SSB transmission?

You take a bearing of 313° and 076° of two objects. Which bearing of a third object will give the best fix?

Unless extremely flexible wire rope is used, the sheave diameter should always be as large as possible. Which is the Coa...

When is it recommended that seawater be used for drinking?

The southeast trade winds actually blow in which direction?

When passing a moored vessel in a narrow channel which actions will help minimize wake damage?

Which term is used to describe the point that is halfway between the forward and after perpendicular and is a reference...

On a chart, the characteristic of the light on a lighthouse is shown as flashing white with a red sector. Which is TRUE...

Which mooring line checks forward motion of a vessel at a pier?

Which is an advantage of a dry chemical over a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher?

Your vessel is on a course of 082°T at 19 knots. At 0255 a light bears 059.5°T, and at 0312 the light bears 037°T. ...

When shall an Operator of an Uninspected Passenger Vessel be required to produce his/her MMC?

When abandoning ship and jumping into the water from a substantial height without a life jacket, you should ________.

You are underway in a vessel with a draft of 6.0 feet. You are in an area where the charted depth of the water is 4 fat...

What effect does lifting the shank of a Stockless anchor that is set on the bottom have?

In heavy seas how should the helmsman steer the motor lifeboat?

You are underway on course 059°T at a speed of 13.8 knots. You sight a light bearing 064°T at a radar range of 5.1 miles...