ASAl 105l Examl V1l (Latestl 2025/l 2026l
Update)l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)
Q:l Innerl degreel circlel onl thel compassl rose.
Answer:
Magnetic
Q:l Outerl degreel circlel onl thel compassl rose.
Answer:
Geographicl (True)
Q:l Differencel betweenl geographicl andl magneticl north.
Answer:
Variation
Q:l Basicl rulel forl pilotingl yourl boatl intol anyl USl harbor.
Answer:
Red,l right,l return
Q:l Whenl travelingl herel "returning"l isl consideredl travelingl southl andl westl alongl thel
Atlanticl andl gulfl coasts.
,Answer:
Intercostall waterwayl (ICW)
Q:l Threel elementsl usedl inl thel buoyl orl markerl system.
Answer:
Color,l shape,l number
Q:l Colorl ofl markersl thatl arel shapedl likel conesl orl trianglesl withl evenl numbers.
Answer:
Red
Q:l Colorl ofl markersl thatl arel cylindricall orl squarel withl oddl numbers.
Answer:
Green
Q:l Buoysl orl markersl thatl mayl bel cylindrical,l square,l orl conel shapedl withl letters.l
Thel preferredl colorl isl onl top.
Answer:
Preferredl Channell (orl Obstruction)
,Q:l Red/Whitel verticallyl strippedl buoys/markersl thatl showl fairways,l midl channels,l andl
approachl points.
Answer:
Safel Waterl (midl channel)
Q:l Safel waterl bouts,l whenl lighted,l shoel al short/longl flashingl whitel lightl thatl isl
morsel codel forl thisl letter.
Answer:
A
Q:l Buoysl thatl havel manyl usesl (ex:l Dredging,l fishl traps,l military,l etc...)
Answer:
Speciall Purpose
Q:l Whatl color(s)l isl anl isolatedl dangerl buoy?
Answer:
Black/Red
Q:l Shapel onl ICWl signl tol bel onl yourl leftl (Port)l whenl "returning".
Answer:
Square
, Q:l Shapel onl ICWl signl tol bel onl rightl (starboard)l whenl "returning".
Answer:
Triangle
Q:l Twol beaconsl onl shorel orl shallowl waterl thatl linel upl atl thel centerl ofl al channel,l
backl lightl isl higherl thanl thel front.
Answer:
Transitl Lightsl (Rangel Lights)
Q:l Twol featuresl thatl identifyl buoys/beaconsl atl night.
Answer:
Color,l timing
Q:l Threel colorsl ofl lightsl commonlyl usedl onl buoys.
Answer:
Red,l green,l white
Q:l Lightl patternl characterizedl byl repeatedlyl turningl onl andl offl inl approxl 5l secondl
intervals.
Answer:
Flashing
Update)l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)
Q:l Innerl degreel circlel onl thel compassl rose.
Answer:
Magnetic
Q:l Outerl degreel circlel onl thel compassl rose.
Answer:
Geographicl (True)
Q:l Differencel betweenl geographicl andl magneticl north.
Answer:
Variation
Q:l Basicl rulel forl pilotingl yourl boatl intol anyl USl harbor.
Answer:
Red,l right,l return
Q:l Whenl travelingl herel "returning"l isl consideredl travelingl southl andl westl alongl thel
Atlanticl andl gulfl coasts.
,Answer:
Intercostall waterwayl (ICW)
Q:l Threel elementsl usedl inl thel buoyl orl markerl system.
Answer:
Color,l shape,l number
Q:l Colorl ofl markersl thatl arel shapedl likel conesl orl trianglesl withl evenl numbers.
Answer:
Red
Q:l Colorl ofl markersl thatl arel cylindricall orl squarel withl oddl numbers.
Answer:
Green
Q:l Buoysl orl markersl thatl mayl bel cylindrical,l square,l orl conel shapedl withl letters.l
Thel preferredl colorl isl onl top.
Answer:
Preferredl Channell (orl Obstruction)
,Q:l Red/Whitel verticallyl strippedl buoys/markersl thatl showl fairways,l midl channels,l andl
approachl points.
Answer:
Safel Waterl (midl channel)
Q:l Safel waterl bouts,l whenl lighted,l shoel al short/longl flashingl whitel lightl thatl isl
morsel codel forl thisl letter.
Answer:
A
Q:l Buoysl thatl havel manyl usesl (ex:l Dredging,l fishl traps,l military,l etc...)
Answer:
Speciall Purpose
Q:l Whatl color(s)l isl anl isolatedl dangerl buoy?
Answer:
Black/Red
Q:l Shapel onl ICWl signl tol bel onl yourl leftl (Port)l whenl "returning".
Answer:
Square
, Q:l Shapel onl ICWl signl tol bel onl rightl (starboard)l whenl "returning".
Answer:
Triangle
Q:l Twol beaconsl onl shorel orl shallowl waterl thatl linel upl atl thel centerl ofl al channel,l
backl lightl isl higherl thanl thel front.
Answer:
Transitl Lightsl (Rangel Lights)
Q:l Twol featuresl thatl identifyl buoys/beaconsl atl night.
Answer:
Color,l timing
Q:l Threel colorsl ofl lightsl commonlyl usedl onl buoys.
Answer:
Red,l green,l white
Q:l Lightl patternl characterizedl byl repeatedlyl turningl onl andl offl inl approxl 5l secondl
intervals.
Answer:
Flashing
