Marina Exam Reviewer: You have anchored in a mud and clay bottom. The anchor appears to be dragging in a storm. What action should you take?

Marina Exam Reviewer

You have anchored in a mud and clay bottom. The anchor appears to be dragging in a storm. What action should you take? 

A. Shorten the scope of the cable. 
B. Drop the other anchor underfoot. 
C. Veer cable to the anchor. 
D. Drop the second anchor, veer to a good scope, then weigh the first anchor. 

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Marina Exam Reviewer: In the event of loss of rudder, what appropriate action should be done?

Marina Exam Reviewer

In the event of loss of rudder, what appropriate action should be done? 

A. abandon ship 
B. use the emergency steering wheel (trick wheel) 
C. execute a Williamson turn 
D. a jury may be achieved by providing a drag on each side of the ship 

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Marina Exam Reviewer: You are the Master on board a single-screw vessel. You are docking at a berth without tugs available. You decide to drop the offshore anchor to help in docking. What is the amount of chain you must pay out?

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You are the Master on board a single-screw vessel. You are docking at a berth without tugs available. You decide to drop the offshore anchor to help in docking. What is the amount of chain you must pay out? 

A. 1.5 to 2 times the depth of the water 
B. 5 to 7 times the depth of the water 
C. equal to the depth of the water 
D. you must NEVER use the anchor to help in docking 

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Marina Exam Reviewer: Where do you write the note that the chart has been corrected?

Marina Exam Reviewer

Where do you write the note that the chart has been corrected? 

A. at the lower center margin 
B. at the left lower corner 
C. at the right lower corner 
D. at the vicinity of the chart title 

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Marina Exam Reviewer: Your ARPA has automatic speed inputs from the log. Due to currents, the log is indicating a faster speed than the speed over the ground. What should you expect under these circumstances?

Marina Exam Reviewer

Your ARPA has automatic speed inputs from the log. Due to currents, the log is indicating a faster speed than the speed over the ground. What should you expect under these circumstances?

A. The targets true course vector will be in error. 
B. The generated TCPA will be later than the actual TCPA. 
C. The generated CPA will be less than the actual CPA. 
D. The range of initial target acquisition will be less than normal. 


Answer:     A. The targets true course vector will be in error. 

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Marina Exam Reviewer: The rudders are amidships and both screws are going ahead. What will happen if the starboard screw is stopped?

Marina Exam Reviewer

The rudders are amidships and both screws are going ahead. What will happen if the starboard screw is stopped? 

A. The bow will go to port. 
B. The bow will remain steady. 
C. The stern will go to starboard. 
D. The bow will go to starboard. 

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Marina Exam Reviewer: RNC charts can be used for voyage planning.

Marina Exam Reviewer

RNC charts can be used for voyage planning. 

A. Only if approved by the flag state 
B. Only together with paper charts 
C. FALSE 
D. TRUE

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Marina Exam Reviewer: The database resulting from (1) the transformation of the electronic navigational chart (ENC) by ECDIS for appropriate use, (2) the updates to the ENC by appropriate means, and (3) the additional data added by the mariner, is called the ..?

Marina Exam Reviewer

The database resulting from (1) the transformation of the electronic navigational chart (ENC) by ECDIS for appropriate use, (2) the updates to the ENC by appropriate means, and (3) the additional data added by the mariner, is called the ..? 

A. Chart display information 
B. Standard display information 
C. Display base information 
D. System electronic navigational chart 

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Marina Exam Reviewer: Which of the following data layer categories is NOT displayed on ECDIS?

Marina Exam Reviewer

Which of the following data layer categories is NOT displayed on ECDIS? 

A. Notice to Mariners information 

B. ECDIS warnings and messages 

C. Ship hydrodynamic information 

D. Hydrographic Office data

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Marina Exam Reviewer: You plot a fix using three lines of position and find they intersect in a triangle. How should you plot the position of the vessel?

Marina Exam Reviewer

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

A. Anywhere in the triangle 
B. On the line of position from the nearest object, between the other two lines of position 
C. Outside of the triangle 
D. In the geometric center of the triangle 

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Marina Exam Reviewer: You determined your vessel's position by taking a range and bearing to a buoy. How will be your position be plotted?

Marina Exam Reviewer

You determined your vessel's position by taking a range and bearing to a buoy. How will be your position be plotted? 

A. As fix 
B. As estimated position 
C. As deadreckoning position 
D. As deadreckoning position 

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Marina Exam Reviewer: You are running parallel to the coast and take a running fix using bearings of the same object. If you are making less speed than used for the running fix, what will you be in relation to the position indicated by the fix?

Marina Exam Reviewer

You are running parallel to the coast and take a running fix using bearings of the same object. If you are making less speed than used for the running fix, what will you be in relation to the position indicated by the fix? 

A. Will be on the track line ahead of the fix 
B. Will be closer to the coast 
C. Will be farther from the coast 
D. Will be on the track line behind the fix 

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Marina Exam Reviewer: Which information MUST be entered on the muster list?

Marina Exam Reviewer

Which information MUST be entered on the muster list? 

A. Listing of approved emergency equipment 
B. Duties and station of each person during emergencies 
C. Names of all crew members 
D. Use and application of special equipment 

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Marina Exam Reviewer: Seeing that all hands are familiar with their duties, as specified in the muster list, is the responsibility of the __________.

Marina Exam Reviewer

Seeing that all hands are familiar with their duties, as specified in the muster list, is the responsibility of the __________. 

A. department heads 
B. Chief Mate 
C. Master 
D. safety officer 

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Marina Exam Reviewer: The major components which determine the length of a catenary in a deployed anchor cable are water depth cable weight and __________.

Marina Exam Reviewer

The major components which determine the length of a catenary in a deployed anchor cable are water depth cable weight and __________. 

A. bottom conditions 
B. water temperature 
C. cable tension 
D. water density 

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Marina Exam Reviewer: You are running parallel to the coast and plotting running fixes using bearings of the same object. You are making more speed than assumed for the running fix. What will you be in relation to the position indicated by the fix?

Marina Exam Reviewer

You are running parallel to the coast and plotting running fixes using bearings of the same object. You are making more speed than assumed for the running fix. What will you be in relation to the position indicated by the fix? 

A. Will be closer to the coast 
B. Will be on the track line behind the fix 
C. Will be farther from the coast 
D. Will be on the track line ahead of the fix

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Marina Exam Reviewer: With regard to GPS, when does a civilian receiver may be capable of achieving the same accuracy as a military receiver?

Marina Exam Reviewer

With regard to GPS, when does a civilian receiver may be capable of achieving the same accuracy as a military receiver? 

A. When selective availability is set to zero 
B. When the horizontal dilution of precision is high 
C. When the satellites are all below 15° in elevation 
D. When your vessel is equipped with a Doppler receiver 

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Marina Exam Reviewer: What is the typical nominal operating range of automatic identification systems (AIS) at sea?

Marina Exam Reviewer

What is the typical nominal operating range of automatic identification systems (AIS) at sea? 

A. 20-25 nm 
B. 6-8 nm 
C. 3 - 4 nm 
D. 50-75 nm 

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Marina Exam Reviewer: What would be your immediate action upon stranding your vessel?

Marina Exam Reviewer

What would be your immediate action upon stranding your vessel?

A. call your ship owner 

B. call the coast guard 

C. call at tug boat 

D. stop engine and put engine astern, if tide is falling  

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Marina Exam Reviewer: What condition under the main propulsion plant boilers and auxiliaries are not in operation due to the absence of power?

Marina Exam Reviewer

What condition under the main propulsion plant boilers and auxiliaries are not in operation due to the absence of power? 

A. low voltage condition 
B. Dead ship condition 
C. power surge condition 
D. Critical condition  

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Marina Exam Reviewer: Who makes decisions on how the operation has to be carried out in a helicopter rescue?

Marina Exam Reviewer

Who makes decisions on how the operation has to be carried out in a helicopter rescue? 

A. Pilot of the helicopter 

B. Master of the ship 

C. Shipowner 

D. Superintendent 

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Marina Exam Reviewer: What is meant by veering the anchor chain

Marina Exam Reviewer 

What is meant by veering the anchor chain 

A. locking the windlass to prevent more chain from running out 
B. paying out more chain 
C. heaving in all chain 
D. bringing the anchor to short stay 

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Marina Exam Reviewer: What does the term end for-end refer to in regard to a wire towing hawser?

Marina Exam Reviewer: 

What does the term end for-end refer to in regard to a wire towing hawser? 

A. Removing the wire rope from the drum and reversing it so that the towing end becomes the bitter end 

B. Cutting off the bitter and towing ends of the wire rope 

C. Splicing two wire ropes together 

D. Removing the wire rope from the drum and turning it over so that the wire bends in the opposite direction when rolled on a drum 

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Marina Exam Reviewer: How will you define "squat"?

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How will you define "squat"? 

A. Increase in draft to the point on your ship which is closest to the bottom 
B. Decrease in draft of your ship 
C. Squat is not relevant on your ship 
D. The speed of your ship will increase  

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Marina Exam Reviewer: What will you do if you are helmsman and the OOW (officer on watch) gives you the order: "Hard starboard" and after a while the order: "Meet her"

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What will you do if you are helmsman and the OOW (officer on watch) gives you the order: "Hard starboard" and after a while the order: "Meet her" 

A. Put the rudder all the way to port to stop the turning 
B. Put the rudder midship 
C. Put the rudder about half way to port to slow down the turning rate 
D. Put the rudder 15 degrees to starboard 

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Marina Exam Reviewer: The length of mild steel cable to use in meters maybe taken as approximately 25 times the square root of the depth of the water in meters, thus for 90 meters depth the chain, to be laid out is?

Marina Exam Reviewer

The length of mild steel cable to use in meters maybe taken as approximately 25 times the square root of the depth of the water in meters, thus for 90 meters depth the chain, to be laid out is? 

A. 9.7 shackles 
B. 6.7 shackles 
C. 8.7 shackles 
D. 7.7 shackles 

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Marina Exam Reviewer: In ship handling as the beam of the vessel increase for a given length , it is apparent that directional stability:

Marina Exam Reviewer

In ship handling as the beam of the vessel increase for a given length , it is apparent that directional stability: 

A. Remains the same 
B. Decreases 
C. Accelerates 
D. Increases 

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Marina Exam Reviewer: During a rescue operations, a helicopter uses a special device for hoisting or lowering persons with rescue sling and a seating belt from the water or deck. This method is called:

Marina Exam Reviewer

During a rescue operations, a helicopter uses a special device for hoisting or lowering persons with rescue sling and a seating belt from the water or deck. This method is called: 

A. multiple lift method 

B. combo-lift method 

C. double lift method 

D. combined lift method 

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Marina Exam Reviewer: Basic signals and maneuvers are common in any parts of the world. The use of ship's whistle to communicate with tugs, one long blast means:

Marina Exam Reviewer:

Basic signals and maneuvers are common in any parts of the world. The use of ship's whistle to communicate with tugs, one long blast means: 

A. come ahead full slow 
B. tug dismissed 
C. come astern slow 
D. stop 

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Marina Exam Reviewer: You are proceeding along the right bank of a narrow channel aboard a righthanded single-screw vessel. The vessel starts to sheer due to bank suction/cushion effect. You should:

Marina Exam Reviewer: 

You are proceeding along the right bank of a narrow channel aboard a righthanded single-screw vessel. The vessel starts to sheer due to bank suction/cushion effect. You should: 

A. back full with rudder amidships 
B. stop engines and put the rudder left full 
C. decrease speed and put the rudder right full 
D. increase speed and put the rudder right full 

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Marina Exam Reviewer: You are meeting another ship in the confined waters. Which statement can happen away from the ship as they approached each other?

Marina Exam Reviewer:

You are meeting another ship in the confined waters. Which statement can happen away from the ship as they approached each other? 

A. Both vessels will be affected by squat 

B. Initially the bows of the ships will be pulled together 

C. Initially the bows of the ship will be pushed away from each other 

D. There will be no effect

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Marina Exam Reviewer: An example of a modern anchor which has a stock is a(n):

Marina Exam Reviewer:

An example of a modern anchor which has a stock is a(n): 

A. Baldt anchor 
B. articulated anchor 
C. Flipper Delta anchor 
D. Danforth anchor 

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Marina Exam Reviewer: When towing, a tow hook is used to:

Marina Exam Reviewer: 

When towing, a tow hook is used to: 

A. provide quick release of the hawser 
B. pull a tow alongside 
C. attach a hawser to a tow which has no bitts or pad eyes 
D. join two hawsers for lengthening a tow 

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Marina Exam Reviewer: The vessel is navigating parallel to the bank, her stern moves:

Marina Exam Reviewer:

The vessel is navigating parallel to the bank, her stern moves: 

A. the way the pilot maneuvers 
B. towards the bank 
C. either sides 
D. away from the bank

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