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Question 1

name 3 situations when you should go 5 knots - vic waters

Answer 1

50 meters of a person
50 meters of another vessel
100 meters of a vessel or buoy where there is a diver fag

Question 2

name 2 situations when you should go 5 knots - island waters

Answer 2

50 meters of waters edge
50 meters of any floating structure

Question 3

name 3 situations when you should go 5 knots - coastal and enclosed waters

Answer 3

within 200 meters of waters edge
within 50 meters f any wharf(jetty slipway diving)
passing through a recognized anchorage for small vessels

Question 4

what do cardinal marks show

Answer 4

warn of hazards and indicate the direction of safe water

Question 5

lateral marks

Answer 5

indicate the port and starboard sides of the channels when travelling into port

Question 6

special marks

Answer 6

used to indicate no boating zones, special activity zones and speed restriction zones

Question 7

safe water marks

Answer 7

indicate navigable water all around the mark

Question 8

new danger mark

Answer 8

used to describe newly discovered hazards

Question 9

red mini buoys are used to…

Answer 9

mark prohibited water and swimming areas

Question 10

yellow mini buoys

Answer 10

an area is set aside as a speed restriction zone

Question 11

green mini buoys

Answer 11

the waters between the buoys are unrestricted

Question 12

red and yellow mini buoys

Answer 12

used to signify regatta areas, hazards, channels, etc

Question 13

vessel navigational lights

Answer 13

help avoid collision