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#Other / Erudition
No. 581
Feluccas, traditional wooden sailing boats with one or two lateen sails, are commonly found in the Mediterranean as well as on ...
the Congo River;
the Amazon;
the Nile;
the Yucon River;
#Navigation / Pilotage
No. 589
What is the distance in nautical miles between the two given points of Latitude1 = 25° 15.0'S; Longitude1 = 120°34.6'W; Latitude2 = 07°50.0'N; Longitude2 = 120°34.6'W?
1235 nautical miles;
1955 nautical miles;
1045 nautical miles;
1985 nautical miles;
#Meteorology
No. 590
You are heading into the wind with a power-driven vessel at 9.5 knots. The apparent wind speed of 10.4 m/s has been measured. What is the speed of the true wind in meters per second?
5.5 m/s;
0.9 m/s;
15.3 m/s;
20.0 m/s;
#Navigation / Pilotage
No. 595
In the picture, there is a symbol shown, used on electronic navigational charts. What is the meaning of such a symbol?
Depth anomalies may be expected; low accuracy survey or passage soundings;
Wreck, rock or obstruction;
Caution area where a specific caution note applies;
Indicates boundary between IALA A and B buoyage systems;
#Safety
No. 598
Selecting a Man Overboard (MOB) button on your electronic navigation or GPS device allows you to create a MOB waypoint at the vessel's current position. When you activate the MOB function, the system ...
sounds an MOB alarm using the vessel's whistle;
automatically alters the course towards the MOB waypoint;
sends a distress signal to the closest MRCC;
displays navigation information back to the MOB waypoint;
#Seamanship / Terminology
No. 604
What should you do immediately if a shroud breaks?
Keep course and speed;
Luff the sails and tack the boat;
Transmit a distress message;
Reef the mainsail;
#Colreg / Laws and Rules
No. 610
What should you do on a sailing vessel according to COLREG-72 rules when approaching another vessel in such a situation, if both vessels are in sight of one another and the risk of collision exists?
Keep course and speed until it becomes apparent that the vessel required to keep out of the way is not taking appropriate action;
Take early and substantial action to keep out of the way of the vessel;
Shall inform other vessel by giving one prolonged blast;
Try to call another vessel via VHF;
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