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Vessel not under command, underway, not making way, any length, FOG: at intervalls, not exceeding 2 minutes
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Vessel restricted in ablility to manoeuvre, underway, >50m, port side, FOG: at intervals not more than 2 minutes
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Sailing vessel or vessel being towed, any length, starboard side, FOG: at intervals not exceeding 2 minutes
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Vessel restricted in ability to manoeuvre at anchor, pass two green lights, foul side around two red lights, not go area, FOG: at intervals not more than 2 minutes
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Sailing vessel showing optional sailing lights red over green all round lights, port side, FOG: at intervals not exceeding 2 minutes
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Vessel fishing underway, making way, nets extend more than 150m into seaway on starboard side, FOG: at intervals not exceeding 2 minutes
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Vessel restricted in abilility to manoeuvre and towing, underway, making way, > 50m in lenght with length of tow > 200m, port side
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Pilot vessel underway, making way heading straight towards us, FOG: one prolonged blast plus 4 short blast when moving, two prolonged blasts with a short interval between them and 4 short blasts when stopped.
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Vessel not under command, underway, making way, any lenght, port side, FOG: at intervals not exceeding 2 minutes
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Vessel restricted in abilility to manoeuvre, making way, < 50m in lenght, starboard side, FOG: at intervals not more than 2 minutes
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Vessel fishing but trawling, underway, making way, any length, seen from astern, FOG: at intervals not exceedign 2 minutes
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Vessel restricted in ability to manoeuvre, underway, making way, > 50m in length, starboard side, FOG: at intervals of not more than 2 minutes
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Vessel aground, > 50m in length, port side, FOG: three stroke on the bell, rapid firing of the bell for five seconds; three strokes on the bell and ringing of the gong aft for five seconds at intervals not exceeding 1 minutes
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Vessel towing, underway, making way, < 50m, length of tow more that 200m, FOG: at intervals not more than 2 minutes
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Vessel towing, underway, making way, tug more than 50m in length, tow more than 200m, port side, FOG: at intervals not exceeding 2 minutes
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Vessel not under command, underway, making way, any length, starboard side
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Vessel fishing but trawling, underway, making way and hauling her nets, < 50m in length, port side, FOG: at intervals not exceeding 2 minutes
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Vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre, underway, making way, any length, seen from astern, FOG: at intervals not more than 2 minutes
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Vessel fishing but trawling, underway, making way, < 50m in length, port side
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Vessel not under command, underway, making way, any length, heading straight towards us, FOG: at intervals not more than 2 minutes
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Vessel fishing, underway, making way, any length, starboard side, FOG: at intervals not exceeding 2 minutes
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Vessel restricted in ability to manoeuvre, underway, making way, > 50m in length, FOG: at intervals not more than 2 minutes
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Fishing vessel, underway, making way, any length, head on, nets or lines extending to her port side more than 150 meters into the sea, FOG: at intervals not more than 2 minutes
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Vessel aground, < 50m, FOG: three strokes on the bell before and after a rapid fire ringing of the bell for five seconds at intervals not more than 1 minute
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Vessel towing, underway, making way, < 50m, length of tow more than 200m, starport side, FOG: at intervals not more than 2 minutes
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Vessel at anchor, > 50m, port side, FOG: rapid ringing of the bell forward for 5 seconds followed by ringing of the gong aft for five seconds at intervals not more than 1 minute
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Deep draft vessel, underway, making way, > 50m in length, port side, FOG: at intervals not more than 2 minutes
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Vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre, underway, making way, > 50m in length, towing where the tow is less than 200m, starboard side, FOG: at intervals not more than 2 minutes
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Mine clearance
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Vessel towing, underway, making way, <50m in length, port side, FOG: at intervals not more than 2 minutes
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Vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre, underway, making way, any length, seen from astern, foul on her port side, FOG: (− · ·) at intervals not exceeding 2 minutes
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Vessel being towed or a sailing vessel, underway, making way, any length, FOG: (− · ·) at intervals not more than 2 minutes
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Vessel at anchor, < 50m or a stern light or the all round light of power driven vessel of < 7m/<7kts
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Vessel fishing but trawling, <50m in length, nets obstructed on the sea bed, underway, making way, port side, FOG: (− · ·) at intervals not more than 2 minutes
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Vessel sailing or vessel being towed, underway, making way, any length, head on, FOG: (− · ·) at intervals not exceeding 2 minutes
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Vessel towing, < 50m, restricted in her ability to manoeuvre where length of tow is more than 200m, underway, making way, starport side, FOG: (− · ·) at intervals not exceeding 2 minutes
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Power-driven vessel, < 50m, underway, makign way, port side, FOG: Moving - one prolonged blast at intervals not more than 2 minutes, Stopped - two prolonged blast with short intervals between them at intervals not more than 2 minutes
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Vessel fishing but trawling, > 50m in length, underway, making way, heading straight towards us showing both side lights, FOG (− · ·) at intervals not more than 2 minutes
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Vesseling fishing but trawling, underway but not making way, any length, FOG: (− · ·) at intervals not exceeding 2 minutes
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Vessel towing, < 50m in length, underway, making way, starboard side
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Vessel fishing but trawling, underway, making way, < 50m in length, shooting her nets, port side, FOG: (− · ·) at intervals not exceeding 2 minutes
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Vessel restricted in ability to manoeuvre and dredging, > 50m in length, underway, making way, heading straight towards us with her foul side on her starboard side
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Power drive vessel, underway, making way, any length, port side, FOG: moving - one prolonged blast at intervals not exceeding two minutes , stopped - two prolonged blasts at same intervals
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Vessel not under command, any length, underway, making way, seen from astern, FOG: (− · ·) at intervals not more than 2 minutes
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Vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre at anchor, >50m, port side, FOG: (− · ·) at intervals not exceeding 2 minutes
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Deep draft vessel, >50m in length, underway, making way, starbaord side, FOG (− · ·) at intervals not more than 2 minutes
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Vessel towing, underway, making way, towing vessel > 50m, tow is less than 200m, port side, FOG (− · ·) at intervals not more than 2 minutes
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Vessel fishing, underway, making way, heading straight towards us, FOG (− · ·) at intervals not more than 2 minutes
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Vessel fishing but trawling, underway, making way, >50m in length, port side, FOG (− · ·) at intervals not more than 2 minutes
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Vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre, underway bt stopped and making no way, no length indicated, FOG (− · ·) at intervals not more than 2 minutes
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Fishing vessel underway, making way, FOG (− · ·) at intervals not more than 2 minutes
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Power driven vessel, <50m in length, underway, making wy, starboard side, FOG: Moving - one prolonged blast at intervals not more than 2 minutes, Stopped - two prolonged blasts with a short interval between them at intervals not more than 2 minutes
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Power driven vessel, underway, making way, head on, >50m, FOG: Moving - one prolonged blast at intervals not more than 2 minutes, Stopped - two prolonged blasts with a short interval between then at same intervals
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Vessel towing, <50m in length, underway, making way, length of tow more than 200m, FOG (− · ·) at intervals not more than 2 minutes
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Pilot vessel, underway, making way on pilotage duty, FOG: Same as power driven vessel plus (· · ·) short blast (4 short blast)
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Fishing vessel, any length, underway but stopped, FOG: (− · ·) at intervals not exceeding 2 minutes
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Mine clearance
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Air cushion or non-displacement vessel, underway, making way, <50m in length, starboard side, FOG: Moving - one prolonged blast when moving, Stopped - two prolonged blast with short intervals between then when stopped at intervals not more than 2 minutes
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Power driven vessel, underway, making way, > 50m in length, starboard side,FOG: one prolonged blast when moving, two when stopped, with short interval between them at intervals not exceeeding two minutes
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Vesel fishing but trawling, underway, making way, < 50m in length, starboard side, FOG: (− · ·) at intervals not exceeding 2 minutes
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Power driven vessel end on less than 50m in length, under way, making way, FOG: Moving - one prolonged blast, Stopped - Two prolonged blast with short intervals between them at intervals not exceeding 2 minutes
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Vessel towing, any length, underway, making way, seen from astern, showing yellow towing light, length of tow not determined, FOG: (− · ·) at intervals not exceeding 2 minutes
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ALPHA
diver is down, keep clear (· −) |
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BRAVO
ship has dangerous cargo (− · · ·) |
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FOXTROT
ship is disabled (· · − ·) |
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HOTEL
ship has a pilot (· · · ·) |
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INDIA
changing course to port (· ·) |
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LIMA
stop your ship now (· − · ·) |
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OSCAR
man overboard (− − −) |
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SIERRA
engines are full speed astern (· · ·) |
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UNIFORM
you are standing into danger (· · −) |
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VICTOR
require assistance (· · · −) |
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ZULU
I require a tug (− − · ·) |
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Major Light symbol? What is the range? |
Blank star. Can be seen from 6-8km away |
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What is Fl(4)15s7m3M? |
4 Flashes in 15 seconds, 7 meters in height, and has a range of 3 nautical miles |
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What is 1 nautical mile in minutes and km? |
roughly 1.85km = 1 minute (1/60 of a latitude) |
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Symbol for submarine cable? |
squiggle |
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Symbol for pipeline? |
Dot line, dot line, dot line... |
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Flood tide stream symbol? |
Arrow with markings on the bottom, usually with minimum water speed |
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Ebb Tide steam symbol? |
Arrow |
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Tides, rips and races symbol? |
Squiggly arrow |
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Whats the triangulation point? Whats the symbol? |
Top of the mountain, put by surveyors; Triangle with a dot in the middle |
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how many feet in 1 fathom? |
6 feet |
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3(2) is how many feet? (2) = subscript |
20 feet |
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How many minutes in a latitude? |
60 minutes |
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How many seconds in a minute? |
60 seconds |
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Chart Datum |
Charted water height (lower than the lowest water mark) |
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What is drying height measured from? |
from Chart Datum to the tip of the rock that is exposed when tide is low |
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What is charted height of mountains measured from? |
From the highest water mark |
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symbol for rocks permanently above highest water mark? |
hard border line with height |
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symbol for rocks with drying height? |
Star with drying height next to it in brackets |
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symbol of rocks at chart datum |
plus sign with 4 dots around it |
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symbol of rocks below chart datum? |
plus sign (height unknown) |
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Where is the Eastern Harbour Limit? |
Lei Yue Mun (Marked by two lighthouses) |
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Where is the Western Harbour Limit? |
Kennedy Town to West of Green Islands, to West of Tsing Yi, to Ting Kau |
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What are the prohibited Areas / restrictions around HK? (6 points) |
1. Within 100 meters from low watermark on Stonecutters Island or Waglan Island 2. China-Hk Ferry Terminal 3. Hk-Macau Ferry Terminal 4. Waters between Green Islands 5. Airport Restrictions 6. Kap Shui Mun Restrictions |
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What are the airport restrictions? |
Zone 1-4: All vessels prohibited Zone 5-6: Vessel height (air draught) not exceeding 15 METERS Zone 7-8: Vessel height (air draught) not exceeding 30 METERS |
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What are the Kap Shui Mun restrictions? |
For vessels that exceed 10 METERS, they are only allowed to go SOUTH bound AND WEST bound (one way) |
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What are the anchorage restrictions with submarine cables? |
100 METERS WITHIN SUBMARINE CABLES |
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Anchorage restrictions in the Eastern Harbour Limit? |
No anchorage in direct approach to Lei Yue Mun |
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Eastern Fairway |
From Lei Yue Mun to NP |
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Hung Hom Fairway |
From NP to TST |
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Central Fairway |
From TST to Sheung Wan |
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Yau Ma Tei Fairway |
From YMT to Sheung Wan |
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Northern Fairway |
From Sheung Wan to west of Stonecutters Island |
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Southern Fairway |
From Sheung Wan to south of Green Islands |
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Norther Green Island Fairway |
From Sheung Wan to north of Green Island |
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Western Fairway |
From Kennedy Town to South West of Tsing Yi |
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Ma Wan Fairway |
Between Tsing Yi & Ma Wan |
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Kap Shui Mun Fairway |
Between Lantau Island & Ma Wan to South West of Tsing Yi |
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What is the suggested restriction when proceeding by the shore or any any projecting structure |
100 meters |
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What is the vessel limit to use public piers? |
35 meters |
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What is the suggested waiting area away from the pier? |
100 meters |
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What is the maximum fine for marine littering? |
$10,000 & 6 month prison |
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What is the maximum fine for speeding? |
$10,000 & 6 month prison |
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What is the maximum fine for illegally entering restricted areas? (e.g. Kap Shui Mun) |
$10,000 & 6 month prison |
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What is the maximum fine for not stopping at an L sign? |
$5,000 & 6 month prison |
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What is the maximum fine for water skiing / any illegal activity with water skiing? |
$2,000 |
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What is the maximum fine for illegal berthing? |
$2,000 |
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What is the maximum fine for emitting black smoke |
$10,000 for first offence, $25,000 for offences thereafter |
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What is the maximum fine for discharging oil? |
$200,000 |
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What is the maximum fine for operating a vessel that doesn't have a license? |
$20,000 & 1 year in prison |
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What is the maximum fine for operating a vessel without your license? |
$10,000 |
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What kind of vessels do the Ma Wan traffic control system apply to? |
Vessels 20 meters or longer |
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Where are the Waiting Areas and Signal Masts located? |
1. Hoi Mei Wan Signal Mast (Wait at Area 3 and 4) for North or West bound vessels 2. NW Ma Wan Signal Mast OR Ha Pang Signal Mast (Wait at Area 1 and 2) for East bound vessels |
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In what situations should the vessel wait at Ma Wan? |
when 3 occulting red lights are seen at the Signal Masts |
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What are the tide directions? |
At High Tides, water flows to Central (East to West), and low tides flow from West to East |
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what is the name of the book that shows flow and rate of currents |
Tidal Stream Atlas |
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What are the speed limits within the harbour for vessels under 60m? |
Zone A - From CWB to Kennedy Town (including Stonecutters Island) 10 knots Zone B - 15 knots Zone C - 15 knots |
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What is the speed limit within typhoon shelters? |
5 knots |
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General speed limits in ports of Hong Kong (except Victoria Harbour) |
10 knots |
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Speed limits in Special Areas (e.g Tai Tam Bay, Repulse, Clear Water Bay...etc.) |
1. 8AM - 12MN 2. Any Sat, Sun, Public Holiday, OR 3. 1 July - 15 Sept |
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Within the Western Dangerous Goods Anchorage |
10 knots |
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What is the VHF Channel for East of Hong Kong? (Sai Kung down to Repulse, not including Victoria Harbour) |
Sai Kung - 12 (2 for S) |
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What is the VHF Channel for Victoria Harbour? |
Victoria Harbour - 14 (4 like V) |
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What is the VHF Channel for Kwai Chung? |
Kwai Chung - 74 (7 like half of K) |
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What is the VHF Channel for West of Hong Kong? Lan Tau, Area |
Lantau - 67 |
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What type of vessels shall not impede the passage of vessels following a traffic lane? |
1. Fishing 2. Sailing Vessels (of any length) 3. Vessels less than 20 meters |
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Describe the starboard-hand mark for lateral marks (used for well defined channels) |
cone top mark green in color green light flashes in any rhythm |
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Describe the port-hand mark for lateral marks (used for well defined channels) |
blunt cone (cylinder) red in color red light flashes in any rhythm |
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Describe the safe water mark |
- red sphere as top mark - red and white striped body - body is circular shape for low water ; high cylindrical shape for deep water flashes white light in even speed, or long 10 second flashes, or Mo(A) (meaning . ____ ) |
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Describe the isolated danger mark |
-two black spheres as top mark - black red black red OR black red black body - flashes white light in 2 long flashes |
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Describe the special mark |
a yellow cross as a top mark yellow body flashes yellow light |
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Describe the northern cardinal mark |
two arrows pointing up as the top mark black then yellow body flashes 120 / min OR 60 /min |
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Describe the eastern cardinal mark |
two arrows pointing away from each other as top mark black then yellow then black body flashes 3 times in 5 seconds or 10 seconds |
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Describe the southern cardinal mark |
two arrows pointing down as top mark yellow then black body flashes 6 times + a long flash lasting 10 seconds or 15 seconds |
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Describe the western cardinal mark |
two arrows pointing towards each other as top mark yellow then black then yellow body flashes 9 times in 10 seconds or 15 seconds |
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which vessels are exempted to show light / day shapes when aground, restricted to manoeuvre and not under command? |
if under 12 m |
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what vessels are exempted to show anchored lights / day shapes when anchored? |
vessels under 7m or war ships |
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what is the rule when two vessels are head on ? (within 1 point) |
both ships go starboard (right) |
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what is the rule when you are approaching a ship from his starboard side (green) ? what are the points? |
you have right of way. if dangerous, send 5 short blasts. if no reaction, go starboard - points 1 to 10 |
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what is the rule when you are approaching a ship from its astern? what are the points? |
if you want to overtake from starboard ( _ _ .) if you want to overtake from port ( _ _ ..) wait for boat reaction: __ . __ . = ok . . . . . = not ok - points 11 to 22 |
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what is the rule when you are approaching a ship from its port? what are the points? |
You must give way. Slow down and alter course to starboard -points 23 to 31 |
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how many points on a compass? |
32 pts |
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how many degrees are in a point on a compass? |
11.25 |
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When is it useful to set two fixed objects through a passing line in 2 directions? (4) |
Leading Fix the position of your vessel (ensure anchor is safe) Work out compass error test the accuracy of the compass |
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During heavy weather, what should you do? (4) |
1. reduce speed 2. set bow against waves (port or starboard) 3. do not set boat ahead into waves OR beam into waves 4. check bilges and make sure they work |
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What are the steps for man overboard? (5) |
1. shout man overboard! 2. swing the vessel towards the person to prevent propellor from hurting him/her (if he falls astern, turn engine off) 3. give buoyancy aid 4. manoeuvre vessel downwind (leeward) and stop the engine when picking him up 5. hoist flag "0" or 3 long blasts and inform marine dept if necessary |
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what are the steps when u lose a rudder? (3) |
1. Use a small outboard engine at stern to alter course OR 2.use a powered tender attached alongisde the vesel OR 3. deploy sea anchor on port / starboard stern to steer the craft as necessary 4. |
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what is a tender? |
length below 4M ; 10/hp horse power and shares the same licence as the mother vessel (has a suffix D) e.g. Lic #1234D |
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What are the steps for a vessel aground? (5) |
1. stop engine immediately 2. search for man overboard 3. assess the vessel and fix the boat's position with possible means 4. hoist lights and day shapes / flags 5. report to marine department within 24 hours ; bodily injuries within 48 hours |
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what is the hierachy for giving way? |
1. PDV (e.g. towing, DG, power sailing) 2. Sailing Vessel 3. Fishing 4. Not under command / restricted to manoeuvre 5. restricted by draught |
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what is the hierachy for giving way under the traffic separation scheme? |
1. fishing vessel must not impede all vessels 2. vessels under 20m AND sailing vessels must not impede PDVs |
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what is the fog signal for going starboard |
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what is the fog signal for going port |
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what is the fog signal for going astern |
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what is the fog signal for overtaking on starboard |
_ _ . |
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what is the fog signal for overtaking on port |
_ _ . . |
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what is the signal for OK u can overtake |
_ . _ . |
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what is the signal for not OK |
. . . . . |
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what is the fog signal for PDV thats making way |
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what is the fog signal for PDV thats underway but stopped |
_ _ |
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what is the fog signal for Pilot thats making way |
_ . . . . |
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what is the fog signal for Pilot thats underway but stopped |
_ _ . . . . |
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what is the fog signal for fishing / sailing / restrained by draught / restricted to manoeuvre / not under command / towing |
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what is the fog signal for vessel being towed |
_ . . . |
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what is the fog signal for vessel at anchor < 100 m with bells |
bell rapidly for 5 seconds |
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what is the fog signal for vessel at anchor > 100 m with bells |
bell rapidly for 5 seconds at ahead then gong for 5 seconds at stern |
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what is the fog for vessel at anchor with morse code |
. _ . |
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what is the fog signal for vessels aground < 100 m |
3 stroke bell, bell rapidly for 5 seconds, 3 stroke bell |
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what is the fog signal for vessel at anchor > 100 m |
3 stroke bell, bell rapidly for 5 seconds, 3 stroke bell | then gong for 5 seconds at stern |
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Typhoon Signal 1 = ? |
tropical cyclone is 800km / 400NM away from HK |
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strong monsoon = ? |
monsoon is blowing exceeding 40km/hr |
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tropical cyclone 3 = ? |
cyclone is blowing between 41 - 62km/hr |
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tropical cyclone 8 = ? |
cyclone is blowing between 63 - 117km/hr |
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tropical cyclone 9 = ? |
cyclone is blowing at increasing speeds of 88 - 117km/hr |
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tropical cyclone 10 = ? |
cyclone is blowing at speeds over 117 km/hr |
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Beaufort scale 3? |
wind speed 7-10 ; large wavelets; gentle breeze |
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Beaufort scale 4? |
wind speed 11 - 16 ; small waves; moderate breeze |
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Beaufort scale 5? |
wind speed 17 - 21 ; moderate waves ; fresh breeze |
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Beaufort scale 6? |
wind speed 22 - 27 ; large waves ; strong breeze |
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Beaufort scale 7? |
wind speed 28 -33 ; very large waves ; near gale |
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when approaching a mooring buoy, which direction should u face? |
you should approach it against the current / wind for manoevrebility |
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what is the line that prevents the boat from going forward when berthed? |
fore-spring |
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what is the line that prevents the boat from going forward when berthed? |
aft-spring |