USCG COXSWAIN EOC TEST ALL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS FIRM A+
✔✔33SPCLE Max seas, winds, and off shore distance - ✔✔Seas: 8FT
Winds: 30Kts
Offshore Distance: 50NM
✔✔27SPCSWC Length Overall - ✔✔27ft 6in
✔✔27SPCSWC Beam Overall - ✔✔8ft 6in
✔✔27SPCSWC Operational Draft - ✔✔15in
✔✔27SPCSWC Navigational Draft - ✔✔2.5ft
✔✔27SPCSWC Draft on Plane - ✔✔6in
✔✔27SPCSWC Fixed Height - ✔✔9ft 2in
✔✔27SPCSWC Unfixed Height - ✔✔13ft 4in
✔✔27SPCSWC Passenger Capacity - ✔✔10
✔✔27SPCSWC Fuel Tank Capacity - ✔✔100 Gallons
✔✔27SPCSWC Machinery - ✔✔Single YANMAR 8LV diesel engine, twin turbocharged,
intercooled, V-8 engine rated at 350BHP at 3800 RPM
✔✔27SPCSWC Towing Capacity - ✔✔5 tons, or 25ft Length Overall
✔✔27SPCSWC Max seas, winds and offshore distance - ✔✔Seas: 3ft
Winds: 25kts
Max offshore: 5NM
✔✔Warning Sign of Unstable Boat - ✔✔Heeling
Listing
(Heeling is a temporary leanning, listing is a permanent leaning and both are different
from rolling.)
✔✔Forces that Impact Boat Handling - ✔✔Static and Dynamic
✔✔Anchoring Estimates - ✔✔Basic Weather: 5-7ft to 1ft of water
Heavy weather 10FT to 1ft of water
, ✔✔Rules 4-10 Apples to what vessels? - ✔✔Applies to the conduct of vessels in any
condition of visibility
✔✔Rules 11-18 Applies to what vessels? - ✔✔Applies to the conduct of vessels in sight
of one another
✔✔Rule 19 applies to what vessels - ✔✔Applies to vessels operating in or near
restriced visibility
✔✔Rule 5 - ✔✔Lookout:
Every vessel shall at all time maintain a proper lookout by sight and hearing as well as
by all available means appropriate in the prevailing circumstances and conditions so as
to make a full appraisal of the situation and of the risk of collision.
✔✔Rule 6 - ✔✔Safe Speed:
Every vessel shall at all times proceed at a safe speed so that she can proper and
effective action to avoid collision and be stopped within a distance appropriate to the
prevailing circumstances and conditions.
✔✔6 Elements of Safe Speed - ✔✔1. State of visibility
2. Traffic Density
3. Maneuverability
4. Background Light
5. Wind, seas and current
6. Draft in relation to water
✔✔Rule 7 - ✔✔Risk of Collision:
Every vessel shall use all available means appropriate to the prevailing circumstances
and conditions to determine if risk of collision exists. If you have any doubt such risk
shall be deemed to exist. Assumptions shall not be made on scanty infromation or
scanty radar information.
✔✔Rule 8 - ✔✔Actions to Avoid Collision:
Any action taken to avoid collision shall be postive and made in ample time. Any
alteration of course or speed shall be large enough to be apparent to the other vessel,
small alterations should be avoided. If necessary for mor time shall slacken her speed,
take all way off or reverse.
✔✔Rule 13 - ✔✔Overtaking:
Any vessel overtaking shall keep out the way of the vessel being overtaken. Shall be
deemed overtaking when a vessel is approaching greated than 22.5 degrees abaft the
beam or at night see only the stern light. When in doubt of overtaking another, she shall
assume that this is the case and avoid making it a crossing situation.
ANSWERS FIRM A+
✔✔33SPCLE Max seas, winds, and off shore distance - ✔✔Seas: 8FT
Winds: 30Kts
Offshore Distance: 50NM
✔✔27SPCSWC Length Overall - ✔✔27ft 6in
✔✔27SPCSWC Beam Overall - ✔✔8ft 6in
✔✔27SPCSWC Operational Draft - ✔✔15in
✔✔27SPCSWC Navigational Draft - ✔✔2.5ft
✔✔27SPCSWC Draft on Plane - ✔✔6in
✔✔27SPCSWC Fixed Height - ✔✔9ft 2in
✔✔27SPCSWC Unfixed Height - ✔✔13ft 4in
✔✔27SPCSWC Passenger Capacity - ✔✔10
✔✔27SPCSWC Fuel Tank Capacity - ✔✔100 Gallons
✔✔27SPCSWC Machinery - ✔✔Single YANMAR 8LV diesel engine, twin turbocharged,
intercooled, V-8 engine rated at 350BHP at 3800 RPM
✔✔27SPCSWC Towing Capacity - ✔✔5 tons, or 25ft Length Overall
✔✔27SPCSWC Max seas, winds and offshore distance - ✔✔Seas: 3ft
Winds: 25kts
Max offshore: 5NM
✔✔Warning Sign of Unstable Boat - ✔✔Heeling
Listing
(Heeling is a temporary leanning, listing is a permanent leaning and both are different
from rolling.)
✔✔Forces that Impact Boat Handling - ✔✔Static and Dynamic
✔✔Anchoring Estimates - ✔✔Basic Weather: 5-7ft to 1ft of water
Heavy weather 10FT to 1ft of water
, ✔✔Rules 4-10 Apples to what vessels? - ✔✔Applies to the conduct of vessels in any
condition of visibility
✔✔Rules 11-18 Applies to what vessels? - ✔✔Applies to the conduct of vessels in sight
of one another
✔✔Rule 19 applies to what vessels - ✔✔Applies to vessels operating in or near
restriced visibility
✔✔Rule 5 - ✔✔Lookout:
Every vessel shall at all time maintain a proper lookout by sight and hearing as well as
by all available means appropriate in the prevailing circumstances and conditions so as
to make a full appraisal of the situation and of the risk of collision.
✔✔Rule 6 - ✔✔Safe Speed:
Every vessel shall at all times proceed at a safe speed so that she can proper and
effective action to avoid collision and be stopped within a distance appropriate to the
prevailing circumstances and conditions.
✔✔6 Elements of Safe Speed - ✔✔1. State of visibility
2. Traffic Density
3. Maneuverability
4. Background Light
5. Wind, seas and current
6. Draft in relation to water
✔✔Rule 7 - ✔✔Risk of Collision:
Every vessel shall use all available means appropriate to the prevailing circumstances
and conditions to determine if risk of collision exists. If you have any doubt such risk
shall be deemed to exist. Assumptions shall not be made on scanty infromation or
scanty radar information.
✔✔Rule 8 - ✔✔Actions to Avoid Collision:
Any action taken to avoid collision shall be postive and made in ample time. Any
alteration of course or speed shall be large enough to be apparent to the other vessel,
small alterations should be avoided. If necessary for mor time shall slacken her speed,
take all way off or reverse.
✔✔Rule 13 - ✔✔Overtaking:
Any vessel overtaking shall keep out the way of the vessel being overtaken. Shall be
deemed overtaking when a vessel is approaching greated than 22.5 degrees abaft the
beam or at night see only the stern light. When in doubt of overtaking another, she shall
assume that this is the case and avoid making it a crossing situation.
