Rs1-Contribute To A Safe Bridge Watch

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How do you respond to an order "hard a port"?
(1) Repeat the order then turn the wheel as far as it will go to port, then report "wheel hard a port, Sir."
(2) Turn the wheel as far as it will go to the right.
(3) Repeat the order then turn wheel to port until 20 degrees shown on the rudder indicator.
(4) Turn the wheel as far as it will go to port, then bring the wheel back to midships.

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Front 2

How do you respond to an order "steer 270 degrees"?
(1) Repeat the order, then alter course and steady the vessel on the new heading and report "steady on 270 degrees, Sir."
(2) Turn the wheel until course is altered by 270 degrees.
(3) Just alter course to new heading of 270 degrees.
(4) Repeat the order then alter course to new heading of 270 degrees.

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Front 3

How would the helmsman respond to an order "steady" from the pilot?
(1) Repeat the order, note the compass course and steady vessel on that course, then report steady on course.
(2) Repeat order, then apply sufficient wheel to arrest any swing and advise pilot of new course.
(3) Repeat order and just leave wheel as it is.
(4) Repeat order and put wheel to midships.

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Front 4

How would you respond to an order of "steer 045 degrees" from the pilot?
(1) Repeat the order, then alter course until 045 degrees is shown on the compass, then report "steady on 045 degrees, pilot".
(2) Turn the wheel until the course is altered by 045 degrees.
(3) Alter course to new heading of 045 degrees.
(4) Repeat the order then alter course to a new heading of 045 degrees.

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Front 5

What colour are the ship's mast lights?
(1) White
(2) Mixed
(3) Red
(4) Red and white

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Front 6

What colour is the ship's port or left hand sidelight?
(1) Red
(2) White
(3) Green
(4) Yellow

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Front 7

When a vessel is approaching "END ON", how many side lights would you see?
(1) Two
(2) Four
(3) One
(4) Three

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Front 8

When a vessel is crossing from starboard to port, what colour sidelight would you see?
(1) Red
(2) Green
(3) White
(4) Yellow

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Front 9

When must a vessel place a bridge lookout on duty?
(1) At night and in poor visibility
(2) All day
(3) At night only
(4) In poor visibility only

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Front 10

When on bridge lookout duty, how would you report a light 22.5 degrees aft of midships on the port side?
(1) Light two points abaft the port beam
(2) Light behind on port side
(3) Light astern
(4) Light four points abaft the port beam

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Front 11

When your vessel is overtaking another, what is the colour of the first light you would see?
(1) White
(2) Red
(3) Yellow
(4) Green

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Front 12

How many degrees are there in each point of the compass?
(1) 15
(2) 11.25
(3) 17.5
(4) 12

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Front 13

How would you respond to an order of "hard a starboard" from the pilot?
(1) Repeat the order, then turn the wheel as far as it will go to left and report.
(2) Repeat the order, then turn the wheel as far as it will go to starboard and report.
(3) Repeat the order, then turn the wheel to starboard until 25 degrees rudder is shown.
(4) Turn the wheel as far as it will go to starboard, then bring the wheel back to midships.

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Front 14

What is a gyro compass?
(1) A type of magnetic compass.
(2) A compass powered by electricity.
(3) A special compass for emergencies.
(4) A compass that measures wind direction.

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Front 15

What is the patent log used for?
(1) Indicating ship's time.
(2) Indicating distance travelled through the water.
(3) Indicating wind speed.
(4) Writing an official record of events on board.

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Front 16

When a vessel is crossing from port to starboard, what colour sidelight would you see?
(1) Yellow
(2) Green
(3) Red
(4) White

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Front 17

When is a vessel required to maintain a lookout?
(1) From sunset to sunrise.
(2) All the time at sea.
(3) When decided by the Captain.
(4) At night and when visibility is reduced.

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Front 18

When on bridge lookout duty, how would you report a light sighted at mid-way between the bow and the starboard beam?
(1) Light to starboard
(2) Light 4 points to starboard
(3) Light in middle to starboard
(4) Light sharp to starboard

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Front 19

When on bridge lookout duty, what is your first responsibility?
(1) Seek shelter
(2) Be alert, watch and listen
(3) Serve coffee to the captain
(4) Clean the bridge

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Front 20

When steering by gyro compass, what must a helmsman periodically do?
(1) Allow for the rolling of the ship.
(2) Check the gyro compass course against the magnetic compass course.
(3) Alter course occasionally to ensure it is working properly.
(4) Adjust the speed and latitude settings on the gyro each watch.

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Front 21

How many degrees are there on the rose of a magnetic or gyro compass?
(1) 420
(2) 270
(3) 360
(4) 180

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Front 22

How many points of the compass are there?
(1) 40
(2) 24
(3) 32
(4) 36

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Front 23

How would you respond to an order "starboard ten"?
(1) By turning the wheel to starboard until 10 degrees is shown on the rudder indicator.
(2) By repeating the order and then executing it.
(3) By repeating the order, turning the wheel to starboard until 10 degrees is shown on the rudder indicator, then reporting "ten degrees starboard, Sir."
(4) By turning the wheel to the left until 10 degrees is shown on the rudder indicator.

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Front 24

Is the lookout allowed to leave his post without being relieved?
(1) Yes, it is OK.
(2) It depends on the situation
(3) No, it is not OK.
(4) Only for short periods to go to the toilet.

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Front 25

What are the cardinal points of a compass?
(1) North and South.
(2) East and West.
(3) North, South, East and West.
(4) North East, North West, South East & South West.

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Front 26

What colour is the ship's starboard or right hand sidelight?
(1) White
(2) Red
(3) Green
(4) Yellow

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Front 27

When ordered by the pilot to "meet her or check her", how should the helmsman respond?
(1) By repeating the order and turning the wheel to midships.
(2) By repeating the order and turning the wheel hard over in the opposite direction to arrest swing.
(3) By repeating the order, then turn the wheel not more than 10 degrees against the swing of the ship.
(4) By repeating the order and calling out the ship's heading.

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Front 28

Who must supervise the rigging of the pilot ladder and the embarkation/disembarkation of the pilot?
(1) The bosun.
(2) The AB on watch.
(3) The officer of the watch.
(4) The captain.

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Front 29

Your vessel is at anchor. What daytime signal must the vessel display?
(1) A red and yellow flag.
(2) A black cylinder.
(3) A black ball.
(4) A basket.

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Front 30

How do you respond to an order "steer 10 degrees to port"?
(1) Repeat the order and turn the wheel to port until 10 degrees is shown on the rudder indicator.
(2) Turn the wheel to port until the new course appears on the compass, then steady ship.
(3) Repeat the order then turn the wheel 10 degrees to port
(4) Repeat the order, turn the wheel to port and once thebow starts swinging ease the wheel steadying the vessel on new course and then report the course.

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Front 31

How would you respond to an order "midships" ?
(1) Repeat the order and leave the wheel where it is.
(2) Turn the wheel 10 degrees to the right and then return it midships.
(3) Turn the wheel 10 degrees to the left and then return it midships.
(4) Repeat the order, then bring the wheel to midships position and report "wheel amidships, Sir."

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Front 32

If ordered to steer "east", how many degrees on the compass is it?
(1) 270 degrees
(2) 180 degrees
(3) 045 degrees
(4) 090 degrees

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Front 33

What is a standard compass?
(1) A gyro compass powered by electricity.
(2) A compass for indicating wind direction found on the mast.
(3) A compass that automatically steers the ship.
(4) A magnetic compass in a binnacle.

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Front 34

What is the main duty of the lookout?
(1) To assist as required with maintenance work.
(2) To call the master if the officer on watch collapses.
(3) To assist the officer of the watch in his duties.
(4) To keep alert and report anything seen or heard to the officer of the watch.

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