PART A - GENERAL

Question 1

Rule 1

Answer 1

APPLICATION
(A) Applies to all vessels on the seas and in waterways connected by navigable waters.

(B) Nothing in these rules shall interfere with the operation of special rules by an appropriate authority, special rules shall fit as close as possible to these rules.

(C) These rules shall not interfere with any special rules set by any states government regarding additional lights, signals or shapes for military ships, vessels in convoy or fishing fleets. These additional signals should conform as closely as possible to these rules.

(D) TSS may be adopted by the Organization for the purpose of these Rules.

(E) Flag states may allow exemptions to vessels unable to conform to the regulations but shall determine the closest possible compliance.

Question 2

Rule 2

Answer 2

RESPONSIBILITY
(A) Nothing in these rules shall excuse any vessel, owner, master, or crew from neglecting safe practices
(B) when using these rules consider all navigation risks and collision risks as well special situations and vessel limitations that may require deviation from the rules to prevent immediate danger.

Question 3

Rule 3 - GENERAL DEFINITIONS

(a) Define a vessel

Answer 3

Every description of water craft capable of being used for transportation on water.

Question 4

Rule 3 - GENERAL DEFINITIONS

(b) Define a PDV

Answer 4

Any vessel propelled by machinery

Question 5

Rule 3 - GENERAL DEFINITIONS

(c) Define a SV

Answer 5

Vessel being propelled by a sail providing propelling machinery is not in use

Question 6

Rule 3 - GENERAL DEFINITIONS

(d) Define a vessel engaged in fishing.

Answer 6

The term “vessel engaged in fishing” means any vessel fishing with nets, lines, trawls or other fishing apparatus which restrict manoeuvrability, but does not include a vessel fishing with trolling lines or other fishing apparatus which do not restrict manoeuvrability.

Question 7

Rule 3 - GENERAL DEFINITIONS

(e) define a sea plane

Answer 7

any aircraft designed to manoeuvre on water.

Question 8

Rule 3 - GENERAL DEFINITIONS

(f) Define NUC

Answer 8

“vessel not under command” describes a vessel that, due to exceptional circumstances, cannot comply by these Rules and thus cannot avoid other vessels.

Question 9

Rule 3 - GENERAL DEFINITIONS

(g) Define RAM

Answer 9

A vessel which due to the nature of her work is restricted to her ability manoeuvre, could include but not limited to - Cable laying, underwater ops, mine clearance, replenishing stores underway, launching/receiving aircraft, towing where the tow severely affects her ability to deviate from her course.

Question 10

Rule 3 - GENERAL DEFINITIONS

(h) Define a vessel CBD

Answer 10

The term vessel constrained by her draft means a PDV that is limited to her draft in relation to the available depth.

Question 11

Rule 3 - GENERAL DEFINITIONS

(i) Define underway

Answer 11

a vessel that is not at anchor, or made fast to the shore or aground.

Question 12

Rule 3 - GENERAL DEFINITIONS

(j) Define length and breadth

Answer 12

the words length and breadth of a vessel mean her length overall and greatest breadth

Question 14

Rule 3 - GENERAL DEFINITIONS

(l) Define restricted visibility

Answer 14

Condition where visibility is limited by fog, mist, falling snow, heavy rain storms, sand storms or other similar causes.

Question 15

Rule 3 - GENERAL DEFINITIONS

(M) define WIG craft

Answer 15

A multimodal craft which in its main operational mode flies close to the surface by utilising surface effect action.