Sea School - OUPV Study Guide
2025/2026 Exam Questions and Answers
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Yellow towing lights - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Two yellow lights in a vertical line
above the stern light, used to indicate a vessel is towing another vessel
Small white light - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A small white light in lieu of the stern
light, used to indicate a vessel is not under command or restricted in her
ability to maneuver
Ascending to leeward - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔When a vessel is unable to maintain
its course and speed, it indicates a loss of maneuverability
Almanac - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A book or table containing astronomical and
navigational information used for navigation purposes
, Reticle - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A grid or pattern used in navigation instruments to
assist in taking accurate readings
Visit - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔To board or go on board a vessel for inspection or
other purposes
Impale - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔To pierce or fix with a sharp object, often used in
the context of securing something to a surface
Monad - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A single unit or entity, often used in the context of
describing a vessel
Distress signal - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A signal indicating an emergency or the
need for assistance, used to communicate distress to other vessels or
authorities
Directing the beam of a searchlight - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A distress signal used
to attract attention or indicate distress by pointing the beam of a searchlight
towards the source of distress
Smoke signal - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A distress signal consisting of the release of
orange-colored smoke to indicate distress or the need for assistance
2025/2026 Exam Questions and Answers
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Yellow towing lights - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Two yellow lights in a vertical line
above the stern light, used to indicate a vessel is towing another vessel
Small white light - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A small white light in lieu of the stern
light, used to indicate a vessel is not under command or restricted in her
ability to maneuver
Ascending to leeward - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔When a vessel is unable to maintain
its course and speed, it indicates a loss of maneuverability
Almanac - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A book or table containing astronomical and
navigational information used for navigation purposes
, Reticle - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A grid or pattern used in navigation instruments to
assist in taking accurate readings
Visit - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔To board or go on board a vessel for inspection or
other purposes
Impale - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔To pierce or fix with a sharp object, often used in
the context of securing something to a surface
Monad - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A single unit or entity, often used in the context of
describing a vessel
Distress signal - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A signal indicating an emergency or the
need for assistance, used to communicate distress to other vessels or
authorities
Directing the beam of a searchlight - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A distress signal used
to attract attention or indicate distress by pointing the beam of a searchlight
towards the source of distress
Smoke signal - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A distress signal consisting of the release of
orange-colored smoke to indicate distress or the need for assistance
