BRM Final Exam Test Questions with Verified Correct Answers

BRM Final Exam Test Questions with Verified Correct Answers 1) The best definition of Situational Awareness is: a) Knowing what is going on around you b) Being Situationally Aware c) Understanding what is going on around you d) Both A and C - ANSWER D 2) In order to plot the position of the anchor when it is let go, you should: a) Get a visual or radar fix b) Note the fathometer reading c) Write down the gyro compass heading d) All of the above - ANSWER D 3) The swing circle is: a) Scope of chain plus length of ship b) Shots paid out plus bow-bridge distance c) Radius of Drag Circle d) GPS position plus LOA - ANSWER A 4) When using ARPA for collision avoidance, your traffic situation with contacts (crossing, overtaking, meeting) is most clearly represented by: a) True Target Vectors b) Relative target trails c) True Motion Display d) Head up display - ANSWER A 5) TRUE or FALSE: INT'L RULES: A speed change alone is usually the most effective action as long as it is made in good time, is substantial and does not result in another close quarters situation. - ANSWER FALSE 6) The distance that a vessel travels from the time that the order to put engines full astern until the vessel is dead in the water is known as: a) Advance b) Head reach c) Surge d) Transfer - ANSWER B 7) You are the OOW on a power driven vessel at night in the open sea. You overtake another ship on your port side, CPA 0.5 miles. When the other ship is 0.75 miles astern of you, your ECDIS and voyage plan indicate that you are to make a 30 degree course change to port. Which is correct? a) change course to port; this is now a crossing situation and you are the stand-on vessel, the other vessel must keep clear b) This is a "special circumstances" situation c) This is an overtaking situation, you must stay clear of the other vessel d) change course to port, you cannot deviate from the voyage plan and ECDIS - ANSWER C 8) As the OOW on a power driven vessel, you are offshore and passing a Traffic Separation Scheme marker buoy. You should: a) Get a position by GPS b) Don't bother getting a range and bearing off of the buoy, as its position is unreliable c) Take a range and bearing off of the buoy d) Both a) and c) - ANSWER D 9) The pivoting point of a fully loaded vessel with normal trim proceeding at sea speed is: a) Right at the bow b) One-third of the length of the vessel from the bow c) One-half the length of the vessel from the bow d) Two-thirds the length of the vessel from the bow - ANSWER B 10) What phrase spoken over the VHF radio indicates the end of your transmission, and that you are no longer monitoring the present channel for traffic: a) Over b) Clear c) Back d) Out - ANSWER B 11) Action to avoid collision