Maritime Exam Questions and Concepts
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
The law of the sea - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Divides the sea into zones and specifies the
rights and duties of States and ships flying their flags in those zones.
Jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Every coastal State has jurisdiction over the
maritime space by international conventions and national regulations must confirm to
international law.
Maritime delimitation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Those maritime zones of two States
frequently meet and overlap, and the line of separation has to be drawn to distinguish the
right and obligations between the States.
Innocent passage - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Means navigation through the territorial sea
for the purpose of traversing that sea without entering internal waters or calling at a roadstead
or port facility outside internal waters.
Passage - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Shall be continuous and expeditious, includes
stopping and anchoring only as incidental to ordinary navigation or rendered necessary by
force majeure or distress.
Morning civil twilight - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Begins when the sun is 6 degrees below
the horizon.
Evening civil twilight - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Ends when the sun is 6 degrees below
the horizon.
Nautical twilight - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Begins when the sun is 12 degrees below the
horizon.
Astronomical twilight - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Ends when the sun is 18 degrees below
the horizon.
, Civil twilight brightness - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅During civil twilight, the approximate
brightness of the sky is dusk-like.
Relieving officers - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Responsible for satisfying themselves
regarding standing orders and other instructions related to the ship's master's instructions and
the ship's condition.
Relief of the officer during a watch - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Deferred when a maneuver
to avoid a hazard is taking place.
Responsibility for safety of the ship with a pilot on board - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The
ship's master and officer of the watch (OOW) remain responsible.
Doubts about the pilot's actions - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The OOW should seek
clarification from the pilot and notify the master if doubt persists.
Marine environment awareness - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The master and OOW must be
aware of the serious effects of pollution on the environment.
Navigational light information in the ALL - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Typically includes
description, location, elevation, range, and additional details.
ALRS details on ship stations - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Provides details on medical
evacuation procedures.
Differential Global Positioning Systems (DGPS) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A system that
enhances the accuracy of GPS by correcting signal errors.
Admiralty List of Radio Signals (ALRS) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A publication that
provides critical information on maritime radio communication.
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
The law of the sea - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Divides the sea into zones and specifies the
rights and duties of States and ships flying their flags in those zones.
Jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Every coastal State has jurisdiction over the
maritime space by international conventions and national regulations must confirm to
international law.
Maritime delimitation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Those maritime zones of two States
frequently meet and overlap, and the line of separation has to be drawn to distinguish the
right and obligations between the States.
Innocent passage - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Means navigation through the territorial sea
for the purpose of traversing that sea without entering internal waters or calling at a roadstead
or port facility outside internal waters.
Passage - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Shall be continuous and expeditious, includes
stopping and anchoring only as incidental to ordinary navigation or rendered necessary by
force majeure or distress.
Morning civil twilight - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Begins when the sun is 6 degrees below
the horizon.
Evening civil twilight - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Ends when the sun is 6 degrees below
the horizon.
Nautical twilight - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Begins when the sun is 12 degrees below the
horizon.
Astronomical twilight - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Ends when the sun is 18 degrees below
the horizon.
, Civil twilight brightness - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅During civil twilight, the approximate
brightness of the sky is dusk-like.
Relieving officers - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Responsible for satisfying themselves
regarding standing orders and other instructions related to the ship's master's instructions and
the ship's condition.
Relief of the officer during a watch - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Deferred when a maneuver
to avoid a hazard is taking place.
Responsibility for safety of the ship with a pilot on board - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The
ship's master and officer of the watch (OOW) remain responsible.
Doubts about the pilot's actions - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The OOW should seek
clarification from the pilot and notify the master if doubt persists.
Marine environment awareness - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The master and OOW must be
aware of the serious effects of pollution on the environment.
Navigational light information in the ALL - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Typically includes
description, location, elevation, range, and additional details.
ALRS details on ship stations - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Provides details on medical
evacuation procedures.
Differential Global Positioning Systems (DGPS) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A system that
enhances the accuracy of GPS by correcting signal errors.
Admiralty List of Radio Signals (ALRS) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A publication that
provides critical information on maritime radio communication.
