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1. An Offshore distress flare pack will contain red parachute rockets, red hand held flares and orange smokes. Which is recommended for each of these situations and why.
a) More than 10 miles offshore day or night
b) Signalling to a helicopter in bright daylight
c) When a rescuer is within three miles day or night
6. An offshore distress flare pack will contain 4 red parachute rockets, 4 red hand -held flares and 2 orange smokes. Which is recommended for each of the following situations and why:
a) More than 5 miles offshore day or night
b) Signalling to a helicopter in broad daylight
c) When a rescuer is within three miles day or night
d) If a red parachute rocket is used to initiate a distress alert it is recommended that a second should be let off about one minute after the first. Why?
7. It is illegal to let off a distress flare if the vessel is not in distress and lives are not at risk. How should out of date flares be disposed of
8. What is the meaning of the following:
a) ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ - Boundary of a restricted area e.g. round an off shore installation, no anchoring
b) .
c) Iso 10s
d) 2F. R (vert)
e) Fl (3) 10s 62m 25M on Start Point Lighthouse
f) Fl G. 2.5s
9. If the height of the tide has been calculated as 2.0m what is the depth of water in position:
a) 50:18.6N 004:27.6W
b) 202 (T) from Berry Head Lighthouse 3.0miles
10. If the height of the tide has been calculated as 2.5m, what is the depth of water in position
a) 50:18.6N 004:27.6W
b) 272 (T) from Skerries Point Lighthouse 4.25miles
c)
11. A VHF DSC radio has a red button, protected by a cover. When should this be used
12. On Friday 9th August, what is the direction and rate of the tidal streams between North Coombe island and the Dartmouth Estuary between 1030 and 1130. Use the Tidal Stream Atlas in PNT
13. .
a) Identify this buoy
b) Which side of the buoy should a boat pass
c) What is the colour and characteristic of the light that could be fitted
14.
15. What is the meaning of the chart symbols in the following positions
a) 50:13.5N 004:28.25W
b) 141(T) from Skerries point light house 5.4 miles
c) 50:16.7N 004:27.75W
d) 205(T) from Berry Head Lighthouse 2.05 M
16. What is the lat/long of the Skerries Point Lighthouse. What is the lat/long of the South Walton buoy South of South Coombe island
17. List 6 internationally recognised distress signals
18. Which of the following are NOT internationally recognised distress signals
a) An ensign upside down
b) Standing and raising and lowering outstretched arms
c) A white hand held flare
d)
The Morse signal
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e) A red hand held flare
f) A sail upside down
g) An orange smoke signal
19. The motor cruiser Sapphire is 5 miles South of Start Point Lighthouse when a fire is detected in the engine room, which the automatic extinguisher cannot control. The 3 crew are asked to prepare the life-raft while the emergency message is sent on the radio.
Write the VHF radio message
20. The motor cruiser Navas is East of Berry Head in position 50:24.5 N 004:26.2W when a fire is detected in the engine room, which the automatic extinguisher cannot control. The 2 crew are asked to prepare the life-raft while the emergency message is sent on the radio.
a) The radio is a VHF DSC and has a red button protected by a cover. What should be done before the voice message is sent
b) Write the VHF voice message
21. What do these signals mean?
22. Do the collision regulations give one vessel the right of way over another in a potential collision situation
23. In the following diagrams the risk of collision exists. In each case state which vessel should give way. Describe the action it should take
B
A B A
c)
A
B
20. What type of vessel is indicated by each set of lights?
a) What aspect is shown
21. A yacht is seen motoring towards a marina showing a green light on top of the mast, a white steaming light on the front of the mast and below that another green light
This is confusing for other craft. What lights should be shown
22. A yacht has been sailing using the tricolour light. As she enters harbour the skipper puts on the engine and lowers the sails. In addition to the tri-colour light the steaming light is now switched on together with the red and green lights at the bow. Is this correct?
23. When is it too windy to go? Asks the crew before a coastal passage. Suggest 4 factors that influence how rough a passage will be.
24. A yacht skipper is planning a passage from Falmouth to Fowey.
a) The inshore weather forecast gives NW 5. What sea state can be expected close inshore out of the harbour
b) If the wind backed NE to 5 how would the sea state be affected
25. The skipper of a planning motor cruiser waits until the next day to do the passage from Falmouth to Fowey. The forecast is now NE with a slight sea. The decision is made to go against the tidal stream. Why?
26. You are planning to go sailing and watch the weather forecast on TV. You see a mass of tightly packed isobars moving towards the UK with the centre marked L950. It is important to listen to the weather forecast before planning the next passage but briefly and in very general terms describe the weather that can be expected.
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