2025/2026 Exam Questions and Answers
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Who needs a license? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔anyone who takes another person
for any sum or payment
OUPV License - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔100 gross tons of any length
Masters license: INLAND/Near Costal - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔inland: requires 360
days, restricts you to inland waters
Near coastal: requires 720 days with at least 360 days offshore
All original license require at least __ days upon any waters in the last 3
years - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔90
What is considered a "day" when discussing time requirements?
-A minimum of __ hours on a personal vessel
,-A minimum of __ hours on a commercial vessel - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-4 hours
on personal
-8 hours on commercial
Once you have been issued a license, it is good for a period of __ years
before it needs to be renewed! - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔5
You have a __ year grace period - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1
Your license MUST be onboard and in your possession at all times when...
- 🧠ANSWER ✔✔you have passengers for hire
INLAND - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Anything SHOREWARD of the line of
demarcation
INTERNATIONAL - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Anything SEAWARD of the line of
demarcation
Line of Demarcation - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Boundary between Spanish and
Portuguese territories in the New World
Important conversion to know!
Meters -> feet - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔20 meters = 65 feet
,INTERNATIONAL rules apply to all vessels operating... - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔UPON THE HIGH SEAS
INLAND rules apply to vessels upon the inland waters of the US and they
include: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-Great Lakes (on U.S side)
-Waters SHOREWARD of the line
-Mississippi River
-Western Rivers
-Special anchorage areas
What is considered INLAND waters? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔SPECIAL
ANCHORAGE AREAS
A special anchorage area is designated by the ________, and vessels less
than __ meters (65 ft) are excused fro the lights and whistal signals and
day shapes WHEN _______ in a special anchorage area.
-This is an INLAND rule only!!! - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔- secretary
- 20
- anchored
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, Intermittent flashing (yellow/amber) light belongs to a ________. -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔SUBMARINE
Lights that have action are? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Intermittent light that has 3
seconds on, 3 seconds off. (submarine)
What relives you of your obligation to prevent collisions? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔NOTHING DUH!!
Who is responsible for your boat AND the other person's boat? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔you are!
A vessel may depart from the rules if necessary to ______ immediate
_______! - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Avoid
Danger!
What is considered SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES??
-When ____ _____ ___ vessels are approaching. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔More
than 2!
ALL vessels are required to deviate from the rules when necessary to
______ ________ ______! - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Avoid immediate danger!
**20 meters = - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔**65 feet