TV02 - Towing Vessels - Great Lakes and Inland

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

When operating in an area where sea ice and icebergs are present, which statement is TRUE?

At all angles of inclination, which is the true measure of a vessel's stability?

You are on course 238°T. To check the course of your vessel you should observe a celestial body on which bearing?

The Light List shows that a navigational light has a nominal range of 15 miles and a height above water of 40 feet (12....

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

Which of the following describes (auto) ignition temperature?

VHF Channel 6 is used exclusively for what kind of communications?

What does the Flinders bar on a magnetic compass compensate for?

The following questions are to be answered using Chart 13205 TR, Block Island Sound, and supporting publications. Your...

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

Which is usually the most gentle way of riding out a severe storm on a larger vessel?

Your ship is sinking rapidly. A container containing an inflatable liferaft has bobbed to the surface upon functioning ...

How may a spherical buoy be identified?

If there is no set or drift, at what time would you be abeam of Bartlett Reef Light?

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

Who may approve cargo piping to pass through a machinery space for a barge designed to carry only grade E products?

Channel 13 is primarily used for ship-to-ship communication. Channel 13 is also authorized for which purpose?

Your vessel is participating in the Voluntary Observing Ship Program, you are preparing WS Form B-80 as seen in illustr...

At 1718, Bartlett Reef Light bears 050°T at a distance of 1.5 miles. From this position, you change course to 128°T. At...

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

In illustration D024DG below, which item refers to the face wire?

You are approaching a ship that is broken down and are preparing to take her in tow. BEFORE positioning your vessel to ...

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

If your fathometer is set on fathoms, what should your fathometer read at 1750?

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

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

What should you do, if help has not arrived in 10-12 hours, after having abandoned your vessel in a survival craft?

The Light List shows that a navigational light has a nominal range of 17 miles and a height above water of 28 feet (8.5...

At 1756 you determined your vessel's position to be 41°10.4'N, 71°59.2'W. From this position, you wish to change course...

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

Fire protection regulations for towing vessels require that drills be conducted on board the vessel as if there were an...

What is the difference between net tonnage and gross tonnage?

Your vessel is on course 312°pgc and you sight a lighthouse dead ahead at a range of 10 miles. The gyro error is 3°E. W...

At 1844 Watch Hill Point bears 323°T and Block Island North Light bears 084°T. Which statement is TRUE?

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

Which statement is TRUE concerning cargo hose on tank barges?

What welding pattern is NOT used to permanently attach a stiffener to a plate?

You plot a fix using three lines of position and find they intersect in a triangle. You should plot the position of the...

From your 1850 position of 41°12.8'N, 71°44.1'W, you change course to 060°T. If you make the course good, what will be ...

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

What is NOT considered maritime property in a salvage claim?

Which is the principal danger from ice collecting on a vessel?

Which navigational equipment is required to be tested and logged before a towing vessel embarks on a voyage of more tha...

You are making good a course of 060°T at a speed of 13.5 knots. At 1855 Block Island North Light bears 086°T; at 1910 B...

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

When lowering manropes alongside a stage rigged over the side of a vessel, they should be allowed to trail in the water...

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

The chart indicates the variation was 3°45'E in 1988, and the annual change is increasing 6'. If you use the chart in 1...

At 1942 Point Judith bears 030°T and has a range of 3.6 miles and Sandy Point has a range of 5.3 miles. What was your s...

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

Which statement is TRUE about the use of a "gob rope"?

The self-contained breathing device should not be used in which situation?

An ECDIS is required to display which information?

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

Why is it good practice to use long towlines for ocean tows?

Which is TRUE concerning the stowage of life jackets?

Your ship is proceeding on course 320°T at a speed of 25 knots. The apparent wind is from 30° off the starboard bow, sp...

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

Which document lists all the lifesaving equipment required for a vessel?

Due to the shape of the sea anchor, which is the best way to haul it back aboard?

You are steering 318°psc. A northeasterly wind causes 3° of leeway. The variation is 14°E and the deviation table is ex...

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

What do the York-Antwerp Rules relate to?

Which officer is responsible for the sanitary condition of the engineering department?

Which term is given to magnetism which is present only when the material is under the influence of an external field?

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

The dangerous cargo manifest does NOT include which item of information?

Which is TRUE of paints and solvents on a vessel?

What describes a flood current?

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

What must Inland vessels of 100 GT and over be fitted with for oily mixtures?

What precaution should be taken when testing a line throwing gun?

You are a watchstanding mate and have come to the bridge to relieve the watch. After reviewing the chart and having bee...

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

Towing vessel fire protection regulations require that all fuel tank vent pipes comply with all of the following provis...

A fire in a pile of linen is considered which class of fire?

Which is TRUE concerning Light Lists for coastal waters?

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

When more than one vessel is being assisted by an icebreaker, distances between vessels should be constant. Which signa...

Ultrasonic testing is used to determine the thickness of a vessel's shell plating and which other testing?

Mean lower low water is the reference plane used for which measurements?

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

While on cargo watch, you notice one of the containers of Class 1 explosive materials has been damaged and some of the ...

Which term is used to describe the horizontal port or starboard movement of a vessel?

Which condition(s) is(are) necessary for the formation of dew?

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

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

What power source actuates a solenoid valve?

Which clouds are described as high clouds, composed of small white flakes or scaly globular masses, and often banded to...

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

A Permit to Proceed is issued by which organization?

Which is the major disadvantage of a low-speed diesel as compared to a steam main-propulsion system?

In both regions of the IALA buoyage system, which topmark shown in illustration D022NG below is used on a special mark?

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

Your vessel is being assisted through an ice field in Thunder Bay by the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Alexander Henr...

Your cargo vessel is transiting pirate waters with a temporary security team onboard. The ship has been attacked and st...

How should a vessel spotted at 45° relative be reported?

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

U.S. Customs, upon boarding a vessel desiring entry into a U.S. port, would inspect which document?

There is a fire in the crew's quarters of your vessel. Which action should you take FIRST?

Which buoy may be odd numbered?

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

What is the name given to a metal eye spliced into a wire?

You are in the process of righting an inflatable liferaft that has inflated in an upside down position. Which statement...

On an isomagnetic chart, which term is used for the line of zero variation?

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

In accordance with regulations, ethylene oxide shall be loaded below what temperature?

A vessel is "listed" when it is __________.

The Light List shows that a navigational light has a nominal range of 19 miles and a height above water of 52 feet (15....

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

Which is the most effective method for towing and maneuvering on rivers and other restricted waters where wave action i...

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

The ARPA may swap targets when automatically tracking if two targets are in which situation?

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

Of which type of material may a towing hawser be constructed?

Fighting a fire in the galley poses which additional threat?

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

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

Which cargo would require a dangerous cargo manifest?

After each reading of an oxygen indicator, the instrument should be purged with __________.

What is the approximate wave length of an X Band Radar operating on a frequency of approximately 9.5 GHz?

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

Which is a common occurrence when a vessel is running into shallow water?

According to the Lifesaving regulations in Subchapter W, fire and abandon ship drills must be held within 24 hours of l...

How often is The Local Notice to Mariners updated?

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

Which term defines the strainer at the bottom of a bilge suction pipe to prevent clogging?

What is the objective of shoring a damaged bulkhead?

You are planning to enter an unfamiliar U.S. port. Which publication provides information about channel depths, dangers...

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

Which action has a tendency to happen to a vessel proceeding along the bank of a river or channel with steep banks?

Which defines the flash point of a liquid?

What is the gyrocompass error resulting from your vessel's movement in OTHER than an east-west direction?

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

Fire protection regulations for towing vessels allow you to use a nonmetallic flexible hose in fuel line installations ...

You are preparing to take another vessel in tow. Which signal indicates, "Hawser is made fast"?

Under the U.S. Aids to Navigation System, which category is a yellow buoy?

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

Which statement is TRUE?

What is the best indication of the loading of a diesel engine?

Which type of cloud is composed entirely of ice crystals and is found at very high altitudes?

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

A vessel that has which of the following will ensure that it will keep its draft at or below the load line mark?

A thrust bearing is designed to accomplish which action?

What is the length of a nautical mile?

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

What does "Hanging a barge off" refer to?

What is the purpose of a striking plate?

How many high waters usually occur each day on the East Coast of the United States?

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

You are on a single-screw vessel with a right-handed propeller, and you are making headway. What occurs when you enter ...

What time of day would an SSB radio have the longest transmitting range?

Entering a harbor, you take a bearing on a range and get 338° per gyrocompass (pgc). The true bearing from the chart is...

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

Which statement about stopping a vessel is TRUE?

What is the minimum number of people required to safely handle a 1-1/2 inch fire hose?

Which causes the Earth's irregular heating?

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

To determine the number of able seamen required on an inspected vessel, you should check which document?

Which is TRUE concerning the most serious effect trapped air has on a diesel engine jacket water cooling system?

Which maritime radio system, consisting of a series of coast stations, transmits coastal warnings?

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

Failure to notify the Coast Guard of an oil spill can carry a prison sentence of what duration?

When patching holes in the hull, how can pillows, bedding, and other soft materials be used?

Aneroid barometers are usually calibrated to indicate atmospheric pressure in which units?

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

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

A squeeze-grip type carbon dioxide portable fire extinguisher has been partially discharged. Which action should be tak...

The following types of vessels are awaiting lockage on the upper Mississippi. Which type of vessel is normally passed t...

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

A tow of 9 barges is made up three abreast and three long. The towboat is faced up to the center string. What is the na...

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

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

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

Either one approved B-V semi-portable or post 2017 One 160-B extinguisher is required to protect the engine room on uni...

You have taken another vessel in tow. Which is an indicator that the towing speed is too fast?

You are steaming on a course of 253°T at 14 knots. At 2329 you observe a lighthouse bearing 282°T. At 2345 the lighthou...

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

A mariner whose credential has been revoked shall not be issued another credential without which of the following?

What quality of a diesel fuel is most significant for efficient combustion?

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

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

Ice concentration is measured in tenths. What concentration range of ice corresponds to "Close Pack"?

Which causes spontaneous combustion?

Which of the listed properties does warm air possess?

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

Which factor(s) might indicate that a towline should be removed from service?

When is it recommended that seawater be used for drinking?

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

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

When instructing a crew member concerning the right way to lift a weight, how should you instruct him/her?

Which is TRUE concerning immersion suits and their use?

Under the IALA Buoyage System, which topmark shown in illustration D023NG below will be displayed on a safe watermark?

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

Severe exposure to chlorine gas can be fatal. Chlorine gas is primarily a __________.

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

Which government agency publishes the U.S. Coast Pilot?

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

Who may certify a towing vessel's fire detection system to comply with the Coast Guard's fire protection regulations?

What is the preferred agent used in fighting a helicopter crash fire?

You desire to make good 152°T. The magnetic compass deviation is 4°E, the variation is 5°E, and the gyro error is 3°E. ...

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

What does the term "bollard pull" refer to on a towing vessel?

Why can the vessel's GM not be used as an indicator of stability at all angles of inclination?

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

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

In safety and risk assessment, what two factors are used to evaluate a hazard's risk?

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...

Which piece of navigational safety equipment is NOT required on towing vessels over 12 meters in length, provided that t...

While underway and towing an unmanned tank barge which action are you required to take?

Metacentric height is an indication of a vessel's stability __________.

Which is the BEST way to reduce your wake in a narrow channel?

One gallon of high expansion foam solution will produce __________.

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

Before using a fixed CO2 system to fight an engine room fire, you must __________.

Uninspected vessels must have one approved ring life buoy on board if the vessel length is over how many feet?

An immersion suit must be equipped with which item(s)?

What form of ice is of land origin?

What is the primary advantage of using a sea anchor with the survival craft?

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

When would a racetrack turn be better than a Williamson turn in recovering a man overboard?

What is the effect of excessive catenary in shallow water?

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

Which is the strongest method of forming an eye in wire rope?

In each inflatable liferaft, what equipment is provided to make quick, emergency, temporary repairs to large holes in t...

The owner or Master of a towing vessel must evaluate whether the entire towline, or a part of it, is no longer servicea...

Your vessel is conducting helicopter evacuation operations for an injured crew member. Which of the following statement...

On uninspected vessels which statement is TRUE concerning work vests?

If an inflatable liferaft inflates upside down, you can right it by taking which action?

Grade E combustible liquids are those having flash points of __________.

You are on watch and see a man fall overboard. Which man overboard turn should NOT be used in this situation?

Which type of carrier accepts without discrimination all legal cargoes of a shipper?

Normally, your vessel is on a voyage of three months duration. How many sanitary inspections are required to be conduct...

What is the minimum number of bolts required in a temporarily connected standard ANSI (American National Standards Inst...

The two courses of action if the underwater hull is severely damaged are to plug the openings or to take which action?

According to U.S. regulations, what vessels are required to have the "Discharge of Oil Prohibited" placard?

When discharging a portable CO2 fire extinguisher, why must you grasp the hose handle and NOT the discharge horn?

A vessel reduces speed without backing. Which item is the primary factor that determines the rate that her speed throug...

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

In illustration D024DG below what does item "A" represent?

What is the function of the bypass valve on the self-contained breathing apparatus?

If you have a liquefied flammable gas barge in tow, which is NOT required of you with respect to the barge and its carg...

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

You are steaming in a heavy gale and find it necessary to heave to. Under most circumstances, how is this best accompli...

What is the purpose of the tripping line on a sea anchor?

Your vessel is off a lee shore in heavy weather and laboring. Which action should you take?

Four-cycle diesel engines obtain combustion air through turbo chargers, blowers, or which other means?

Which would be the BEST condition for your vessel to enter into pack ice?

In illustration D031DG below, what does the single line located directly above the diamond indicate?