Seamanship — Mashit 30

Rules of the Road, meteorology, sailing, handling under power and mooring, emergencies, and regulations.

362 questions. The exam: 50 questions, pass mark 40, 90 minutes.

What you can do here

• Question bank — every question by topic, with the correct answer.
• Mock exam — built like the official exam.
• Topic practice — one topic at a time, with instant feedback.

The categories in the paper

• Rules of the Road
• Meteorology
• Sailing
• Handling under power / mooring / ropes
• Emergencies and responses
• General regulations

Study by topic

• Navigation lights — 45 questions. The navigation lights and special lights vessels show at night
• Day-shapes — 21 questions. Balls, cones, diamonds and cylinders — what is shown by day
• Flags — 20 questions. International Code of Signals flags and their meanings
• Sound signals — 22 questions. Manoeuvring signals, fog signals and other blasts
• Sailing situations — 55 questions. Who gives way to whom, with vessels lettered A–P
• Synoptic charts — 23 questions. Reading the chart: wind direction, lows, fronts and isobars
• Buoys and buoyage — 31 questions. The cardinal system, marina entrances and breakwaters
• Failing topics — 110 questions. Every question where one wrong answer fails the exam
• Anchoring and ropes — 81 questions. Anchors, mooring, springs, ropes and wire rope
• Emergencies — 51 questions. Fire, flooding, grounding, man overboard and abandoning ship