Navigation Markers- IALA Bouyage – Skippers Tickets Now

Navigation Markers- IALA Bouyage (pages 37 to 40)

What sort of navigation marker is this? (page 37)

Safe water marker

Isolated danger marker

Port marker

Starboard marker

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What sort of navigation marker is this? (page 37)

Starboard Marker

Port Marker

Safe water marker

Special marker

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What sort of navigation marker is this? (page 37)

Isolated danger marker

Safe water marker

Special marker

Channel blocked marker

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What sort of navigation marker is this? (page 38)

Special marker

Port marker

Isolated danger marker

Safe water marker

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What sort of navigation marker is this? (page 38)

Starboard marker

Port marker

Special marker

Isolated danger marker

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This marker indicates safe water to which direction? (page 39)

South

West

East

North

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This marker indicates safe water to which direction? (page 39)

South

East

West

North

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This marker indicates safe water to which direction? (page 39)

South

North

East

West

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This marker indicates safe water to which direction? (page 39)

West

East

North

South

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You are entering a port heading upstream (towards the land), you see a starboard marker ahead, to which side do you keep the starboard marker? (page37)

You keep the starboard marker to your port (left) side

You keep the starboard marker to your starboard (right) side

The starboard marker indicates safe water either side of the marker

All of the above

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You are leaving port heading downstream (away from the land), you see a port marker ahead, to which side do you keep the port marker? (page 37)

You keep the port marker on your starboard (right) side.

You keep the port marker on your port (left)

The Port marker indicates safe water on any side of the marker

All of the above

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Operating a vessel at night you see a red flashing light ahead of you, what sort of navigation marker is this? (page 37)

Port marker

Starboard marker

Safe water marker

Isolated danger marker

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Operating a vessel at night you see a green flashing light ahead of you, what sort of navigation marker is this? (page 37)

Port marker

Starboard marker

Safe water marker

Isolated danger marker

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Operating a vessel at night you see a white light giving 2 quick flashes (white light group flashing 2) what sort of navigation marker is this? (page 37)

Isolated danger marker

Special marker

North cardinal marker

Safe water marker

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You are making your way down a narrow channel, there is a set of leads to help guide you down the channel, you should steer to keep the leads? (page 40)

Steer to keep the rear lead to the left of the front lead

Steer to keep the rear lead to the right of the front lead

Steer to keep the leads lined up so that the rear lead is directly above the front lead

Steer to keep the leads lined up with the direction of the wind

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A special mark can indicate such things as speed zones, water-skiing areas, marine sanctuary’s or a number of other things special to a particular area. What light does a special marker display at night? (page 38)

A white light group flashing 2

A white light giving 3 quick flashes

A quick flashing red light

A yellow light flashing in any pattern but not a pattern that could be confused with markers that use white lights

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At night you see a white light giving 6 short flashes + 1 long flash, what sort of marker is this? (page 39)

South cardinal marker

East cardinal marker

Safe water marker

Isolated danger marker

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What light pattern does an East Cardinal marker use? (page 39)

Red flashing light

White light giving 3 quick flashes

White light continuous flashing

White light group flashing 2

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What light pattern and colour do lead markers have at night? (page 40)

White light giving 3 quick flashes

White light giving 9 quick flashes

A lead marker can use any light colour and pattern, refer to a marine chart to find the details

A green flashing light

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What does a sectored light indicate? (page 40)

A sectored light can indicate a safe channel and areas of dangers and shallow waters either side of the channel.

A sectored light indicates the level of the tide

A sectored light can indicate speed zones marine, sanctuaries, traffic separation schemes and other things special to a particular area

A sectored light indicates an area of isolated danger

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What sort of marker uses these light rhythms? (page 37)

Starboard marker

South cardinal marker

Isolated danger marker

Port marker

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What sort of marker uses these light rhythms? (page 39)

East Cardinal marker

West Cardinal Marker

Safe Water marker

Starboard marker

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What sort of a marker uses these light rhythms? (page 38)

Special marker

Safe water marker

Isolated danger marker

North cardinal marker

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At night you see a continuous flashing white light what does this mean? (page 39)

Safe water marker, safe water all around the marker

Isolated danger marker, danger directly below the marker

South cardinal marker, safe water to the south of the marker

North cardinal marker, safe water to the north of the marker

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