MOCC TEST EVALUATION ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
What is the danger signal to be used for all vessels?
A. 5 or more short and rapid blasts of the whistle
B. 3 short blasts followed by 3 long blasts
C. 4 short and rapid blasts
D. The signal varies depending on location - ✔✔A. 5 or more short and rapid blasts of
the whistle
✔✔If boats A and B are in sight of one another, each should (the two boats are head
on).
A. Alter the course to starboard
B. Alter course to port
C. Sound the danger signal
D. Proceed on course - ✔✔A. Alter the course to starboard
✔✔If, in an overtaking another vessel, you occasionally saw it's mast lights and green
side light:
A. The other vessel must keep clear of you
B. You should stop immediately
C. You must keep clear of the other vessel
D. You should signal the other vessel with a light - ✔✔C. You must keep clear of the
other vessel
✔✔What type of vessel light has been authorized by the Coast Guard for law
enforcement vessels?
A. Red and white, rotating
B. Low intensity blue, rotating or pulsating
C. High intensity, flashing red
D. Flashing amber, in conjunction with siren - ✔✔B. Low intensity blue, rotating or
pulsating
, ✔✔According to DOI Safety and Health Handbook, US Coast Guard approved PFD's
will be worn by all persons:
A. Subject to falling or being thrown overboard
B. On structures extending over or adjacent to water except where proper guardrails or
safety nets are provided for protection of employees
C. Classified as non-swimmers
D. All of the above - ✔✔D. All of the above
✔✔Based on the sketch below, which vessel is "X" obligated to give way to ? (X is in the
middle, D and C are on the left, B and A are on the right)
A. "A"
B. "B" (B is overtaking X)
C. "C" (C is overtaking X)
D. "D" - ✔✔A. "A"
✔✔The Heat Escape Lessening Posture (HELP):
A. Helps one to float
B. Supplies heat to the body
C. Causes hypothermia
D. Reduces body heat loss in water - ✔✔D. Reduced body heat loss in water
✔✔When a group of 2 or more people find themselves immersed in cold water they can,
as a group, maintain body heat using which of the following positions?
A. HELP
B. HUDDLE
C. HOLD
D. HEAT - ✔✔B. HUDDLE
✔✔When making a throwing assist rescue, one of the most important things to
remember is:
A. do not attach line to boat
B. do not attach line to throwing device
C. do not attach line to yourself
D. do not attach line to shore - ✔✔C. Do no attach line to yourself
✔✔Which of the following items could be used in a shore based rescue:
1. Heaving line
2. PFD with a line attached
3. Car tire with a line attached
4. Food/beverage cooler with a line attached - ✔✔1, 2, 3, 4
✔✔A seat cushion Type IV PFD should not be:
A. Used as a throwing device in a rescue
B. Used as a boat seat cushion
QUESTIONS SET A+
What is the danger signal to be used for all vessels?
A. 5 or more short and rapid blasts of the whistle
B. 3 short blasts followed by 3 long blasts
C. 4 short and rapid blasts
D. The signal varies depending on location - ✔✔A. 5 or more short and rapid blasts of
the whistle
✔✔If boats A and B are in sight of one another, each should (the two boats are head
on).
A. Alter the course to starboard
B. Alter course to port
C. Sound the danger signal
D. Proceed on course - ✔✔A. Alter the course to starboard
✔✔If, in an overtaking another vessel, you occasionally saw it's mast lights and green
side light:
A. The other vessel must keep clear of you
B. You should stop immediately
C. You must keep clear of the other vessel
D. You should signal the other vessel with a light - ✔✔C. You must keep clear of the
other vessel
✔✔What type of vessel light has been authorized by the Coast Guard for law
enforcement vessels?
A. Red and white, rotating
B. Low intensity blue, rotating or pulsating
C. High intensity, flashing red
D. Flashing amber, in conjunction with siren - ✔✔B. Low intensity blue, rotating or
pulsating
, ✔✔According to DOI Safety and Health Handbook, US Coast Guard approved PFD's
will be worn by all persons:
A. Subject to falling or being thrown overboard
B. On structures extending over or adjacent to water except where proper guardrails or
safety nets are provided for protection of employees
C. Classified as non-swimmers
D. All of the above - ✔✔D. All of the above
✔✔Based on the sketch below, which vessel is "X" obligated to give way to ? (X is in the
middle, D and C are on the left, B and A are on the right)
A. "A"
B. "B" (B is overtaking X)
C. "C" (C is overtaking X)
D. "D" - ✔✔A. "A"
✔✔The Heat Escape Lessening Posture (HELP):
A. Helps one to float
B. Supplies heat to the body
C. Causes hypothermia
D. Reduces body heat loss in water - ✔✔D. Reduced body heat loss in water
✔✔When a group of 2 or more people find themselves immersed in cold water they can,
as a group, maintain body heat using which of the following positions?
A. HELP
B. HUDDLE
C. HOLD
D. HEAT - ✔✔B. HUDDLE
✔✔When making a throwing assist rescue, one of the most important things to
remember is:
A. do not attach line to boat
B. do not attach line to throwing device
C. do not attach line to yourself
D. do not attach line to shore - ✔✔C. Do no attach line to yourself
✔✔Which of the following items could be used in a shore based rescue:
1. Heaving line
2. PFD with a line attached
3. Car tire with a line attached
4. Food/beverage cooler with a line attached - ✔✔1, 2, 3, 4
✔✔A seat cushion Type IV PFD should not be:
A. Used as a throwing device in a rescue
B. Used as a boat seat cushion
