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#Colreg / Laws and Rules
No. 318
What is your action on a power-driven vessel according to COLREG-72 rules in such a situation if vessels are in sight of one another?
Proceed with proper look-out, no risk of collision;
Keep course and speed until it becomes apparent that the vessel required to keep out of the way is not taking appropriate action;
Give way;
Not to impede the passage of another vessel;
#Colreg / Laws and Rules
No. 319
What is the most appropriate action in the situation given in the picture when detecting another vessel by radar alone in restricted visibility?
Keep course and speed;
Give at least five short and rapid blasts on the whistle;
Alteration of course to port between 60° - 90°;
Alteration of course to starboard between 60° - 90°;
#Seamanship / Terminology
No. 320
What is a Kenter shackle?
U-shaped metal fitting;
Patented anchor chain link that disassembles on removal of a pin;
The total length of anchor chain;
Chain stopper with one end secured firmly to the deck;
#Other / Erudition
No. 321
The Panama Canal has been open to traffic since 1914. In 2007, expansion work on the canal officially began. When was the canal expansion completed?
September 2010;
January 2015;
June 2016;
October 2020;
#Navigation / Pilotage
No. 322
In the picture there is shown symbol used on paper charts. What is the meaning of such a symbol?
Moiré effect light (day and night), variable arrow mark. Arrows show when course alteration needed;
Leading lights on small-scale charts;
Sector light on standard charts;
All-round light with obscured sector;
#Seamanship / Terminology
No. 323
When ice concentrations are high, ie. 7/10 or more drift ice may be replaced by the term ...
second-year ice;
iceberg;
fast ice;
pack ice;
#Other / Erudition
No. 324
Port of Antwerp is Europe’s second-largest port after Rotterdam. On which river is it located?
Meuse (Maas);
Elbe;
Thames;
Scheldt;
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