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Mariner Guide 2022 Flashcards

1
Q

The port encompasses how many acres of land and how many miles of waterfront?

A

7,500 acres/ 43 miles

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2
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What berth are the LA Pilots

A

68

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3
Q

What channel can pilots be hailed on?

A

73

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4
Q

Where do port pilots board vessels in the vicinity of the LA channel?

A

Racon buoy 3

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5
Q

Tank vessels are boarded at least ______ from the port of the LA entrance

A

2 nautical miles

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6
Q

Deep draft vessels (more than ___ feet) will be boarded in the vicinity of LOS Angeles Channel ____

A

55ft/ buoy #1

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7
Q

Under normal conditions the pilot ladder should be rigged on the ____ side

A

Starboard

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8
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Pilots require at least ___ hours notice for service

A

2 hours

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9
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LA port pilots were founded in?

A

1907

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10
Q

Commercial vessels are severely limited in their ability to stop or alter course and have blind spots that can extend more than ____

A

1/2 mile

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11
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Vertical clearances are given above ____

A

Mean high water +4.7 feet

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12
Q

Vincent Thomas horizontal usable width?

A

1150 feet

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13
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Vertical clearance of Vincent Thomas

A

165 feet

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14
Q

Middle 500 feet clearance of Vincent Thomas?

A

185 feet

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15
Q

What radio channel is used to reach Henry Ford drawbridge?

A

13

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16
Q

Horizontal clearance of Henry Ford

A

180 feet

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17
Q

Henry Ford is to remain the the ____ position except when a train is crossing or maintenance work is being done

A

Open to navigation

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18
Q

What are the whistle signals of the Henry Ford bridge

A

Opening: 2 short, 1
Long
Acknowledging: 2 long, 1 short
Bridge cannot open: 5 short

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19
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What is the Gerald Desmond horizontal usable width of channel?

A

220 feet

20
Q

What is the vertical clearance of the Gerald Desmond?

A

205 feet at mean high high water

21
Q

Vertical clearance of old Gerald Desmond bridge?

A

155 ft

22
Q

What is the vertical clearance of the SoCal Edison overhead power cables?

A

155 feet

23
Q

What is the commodore Schuyler bridge horizontal usable width (of channel)?

A

75feet

24
Q

Vertical clearance of the commodore heim bridge

A

45 feet mean high high water

25
Q

Under keel clearance is the minimum clearance available between the deepest point on the vessel and bottom in still water. How is clearance calculated?

A

Charted depth of water + height of tide - static deep draft (in still water) = UKC

26
Q

Between LA approach channel lighted buoy 1 and LA Main channel Buoy 11, minimum underkeel clearance before correction for roll and pitch is

A

10 percent of the vessels draft

27
Q

Minimum underkeel clearance between LA Main channel buoy 11 and the designated berth is

A

2 feet

28
Q

At anchorages inside the breakwater what is the main underkeel clearance?

A

2.5 feet

29
Q

What is the purpose of controlled navigational areas?

A

Navigational safety of large vessels, reducing non essential boating traffic, increasing security by limiting access to commercial or permitted vessels

30
Q

Recreational vessel owners/ operators may request to enter a CNA by?

A

LA Port Police

31
Q

Main channel depth at mean low low water?

A

53 feet

32
Q

East channel depth at mean low low water?

A

52 feet

33
Q

Pilot ladders should be made in —— length and fitted with —— 10’ apart?

A

One/ Spreaders

34
Q

At no time shall Pilot ladders be rigged at the —— of the ship?

A

Stern

35
Q

Pilot ladders should have a max of —— steps between spreaders, the —— step must be a spreader?

A

8 steps/ 5th

36
Q

The jointly operated Marine Exchange of So Cal/ US Coast Guard VTS function as VTS —— and —— nautical miles from Point Fermin

A

Outside the federal breakwater/ 25 NM

37
Q

What constitutes a small craft advisory?

A

21 to 33 knot winds in combination with wave height exceeding 10 feet

38
Q

Restricted visibility, whenever conditions of visibility fall below the following?

A

1) Tankers 150.000 DWT or greater 1 NM
2) Tankers >60,000 DWT but <150,000 DWT 0.75 NM
3) All other vessels 45’ draft or more 0.75 NM
4) All other tankers and petroleum barges 0.5 NM
5) All other vessels 3 times vesssels LOA

39
Q

At what point inside the breakwater when visibility is less than ——, VTC will impose one-way traffic restrictions when and where appropriate?

A

0.5 mile

40
Q

When winds exceed —— knots, VTC will maintain a heightened awareness for dragging anchors in federal anchorages?

A

40 knots

41
Q

How many tug escorts are there and what are the nautical mile markers?

A

3 escorts/ 2, 3.5 and 4 NM

42
Q

What does tug escort mean?

A

Stationing tugs in proximity to a vessel during port transit to provide immediate assistance should steering or propulsion failure occur

43
Q

What is a tug assist?

A

Positioning tugs alongside a vessel and applying force to make turns, reduce speed and dock

44
Q

State regulators require tug escort to meet inbound vessels carrying more than how many metric tons of bulk cargo oil?

A

5000

45
Q

What is a fire alarm signal on a vessel while not underway in the port of LA?

A

5 prolonged blasts of whistle or siren

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