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#Colreg / Laws and Rules
No. 652
According to the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, the word "length" in relation to a vessel means her ...
length overall;
length between perpendiculars;
length on the water line;
length of the main deck;
#Seamanship / Terminology
No. 653
What is the seaman's term for the run or distance made on a single tack by a sailing vessel?
A leg;
An arm;
A boom;
A monkey's fist;
#Navigation / Pilotage
No. 654
A vessel on course over ground 090° and speed over ground 7.5 knots is steaming through a current having an estimated set of 157° and drift of 2.0 knots. Line AB illustrates:
Course 075° and speed 7.0 knots;
Course 255° and speed 7.0 knots;
Course 045° and speed 14.0 knots;
Course 157° and speed 2.0 knots;
#Colreg / Laws and Rules
No. 655
What should you do on a power-driven vessel A according to COLREG-72 rules if vessels are in sight of one another and there is a risk of collision with a target vessel B on starboard side?
Take early and substantial action to keep well clear;
Keep your course and speed;
Try to call another vessel via VHF;
Alter course to starboard side about 5 degrees;
#Other / Erudition
No. 656
Vessel's transverse metacentric height (GM) is 0.8 meters, angle of the list (θ) is 15 degrees. What is the righting lever (GZ) of the vessel?
0.21 m;
0.80 m;
0.15 m;
0.40 m;
#Other / Erudition
No. 657
What is the Greenwich Mean Time if you are on a vessel at 09:00 PM local time on the 15th of November, with a time zone offset of -6?
03:00 AM, 16th of November;
03:00 PM, 15th of November;
03:00 PM, 16th of November;
03:00 AM, 15th of November;
#Meteorology
No. 658
Which of the terms mentioned below is not related to the principal forms of precipitation?
Halo;
Drizzle;
Sleet;
Hail;
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