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IALA stands for?




A and B?

International association of Lighthouse Authorities




United states uses Bravo. red buoys on right side when entering port. RED RIGHT RETURNING




Alpha is the opposite; Green Right Returning

Rules of the Road:


Crossing?


Give-way vessel?


Stand-on vessel?

2 vessels whos tracks intersect




sees port running light. alters course and speed for a safe crossing.




sees starboard running light. Maintains course and speed for a safe crossing.

Rules of the road:




Head on?

2 vessels coming at each other on reciprocal courses.




Both vessels alter course to starboard for a PORT TO PORT passage

rules of the road:




overtaking?




give-way vessel?




stand on vessel?

1 vessel coming from 22.5 degrees abaft the beam of the other.




GW: the vessel that is overtaking. alters course and speed to safely overtake the other vessel.




SO: vessel being overtaken. maintains course and speed for a safe overtaking.

BALL and ALL IN PORT LIGHTS?

Vessel at anchor

BALL OVER BALL


and


RED OVER RED LIGHTS

Not Under Command

BALL OVER BALL OVER BALL


and


RED OVER RED OVER RED lights

Vessel aground

BALL DIAMOND BALL


and


RED WHITE RED LIGHTS

Restricted ability to maneuver

Diamond?

towing

cylinder?

constrained by draft

how many flags are in each flag bag?

68

code alpha?

divers

bravo?

fuel and ammo handling

golf?

guideship


hotel?

helo operations

code hotel?

pilot embarked/harbormaster onboard

india?

coming alongside in port

kilo?

aloft



kilo1?

working over the side

kilo 3?

personnel working aloft and overtheside

lima?

HERO condition

oscar?

man overboard

papa?

personnel recall

romeo at the dip?

prepared to come alongside

romeo close up>

coming alongside

romeo hauled down?

messenger in hand

compass variation?

difference between magnetic north and true north

compass deviation?

difference between magnetic north and magnetic compass

psychrometer?

measures air temp

barometer?

measures atmospheric pressure

sextant

used for celestial navigation

stadimeter?

used to measure range of an object with a known height

telescopic alidade?

shoots visual bearingsd

bearing circle?

used for visual bearings; does not magnify

pelorus?

houses gyro compass repeater

telltale panel?

controls the navigation lights

fathometer?

used to measure water depth beneath the keel