Limited OUPV (Limited Six-Pack) Practice Test

The six-pack for one small, named area: a lake, a river stretch, a harbor. Less sea time, no chart plot. The usual ticket for a summer camp or marina tour. Coast Guard exam code GLI08.

104 real questions from the Coast Guard National Maritime Center's public sample exams, free. Rules of the Road needs 90%. Every other module needs 70%.

Passing score: Coast Guard pass marks module by module, and the retest rules

What's free: daily rounds, the Brig, the drills and the Pass Meter, for every license. Your first module test is free too. After that, the full Exam Room is $19, once. No subscription.

What's on the test

10 sample questions

1. For the purpose of the Inland Navigation Rules, the term "Inland Waters" includes which of the following?

   • A.The coastline of the United States out to one mile offshore
   • B.The Great Lakes on the United States side of the boundary
   • C.The waters surrounding any islands of the U.S.
   • D.Any lakes within state boundaries
   Show answer

   B. The Great Lakes on the United States side of the boundary

   Q100, Rules of the Road: International & Inland

2. If your propeller is racing in rough weather, which action should you take?

   • A.Ignore it, this is acceptable in rough weather
   • B.Decrease your engine speed
   • C.Stop your engine until the rough weather passes
   • D.Increase your engine speed
   Show answer

   B. Decrease your engine speed

   Q160, Deck General

3. Which type of cloud is the classic "thunderhead"?

   • A.Cumulonimbus
   • B.Stratus
   • C.Cirrus
   • D.Altostratus
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   A. Cumulonimbus

   Q171, Navigation General: Near Coastal

4. A commercial vessel engaged in public safety activities may display a(n) identity light(s). Which of the following is appropriate for these activities?

   • A.alternately flashing red and yellow light
   • B.flashing yellow light
   • C.alternately flashing blue and red light
   • D.flashing blue light
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   A. alternately flashing red and yellow light

   Q100, Rules of the Road: International & Inland

5. As a general rule, how will your vessel lie when it is drifting in a locale where there is no current?

   • A.The stern to the wind
   • B.With the wind on the quarter
   • C.The bow to the wind
   • D.The beam to the wind
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   D. The beam to the wind

   Q160, Deck General

6. As a high-pressure system approaches, which is TRUE concerning the barometer reading?

   • A.The reading rises
   • B.The reading falls
   • C.The reading falls rapidly
   • D.The reading stays the same
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   A. The reading rises

   Q171, Navigation General: Near Coastal

7. You are in charge of a stand-on vessel in a crossing situation. The other vessel is 1.5 miles to port. Which action should you take if you believe that risk of collision exists?

   • A.Immediately sound five short rapid blasts on the whistle
   • B.Take avoiding action only after providing the give-way vessel time to take action, and determining that her action is not appropriate
   • C.Hold course and speed until the point of extremis, and then sound five short blasts, taking whatever action will best avert collision
   • D.Take avoiding action immediately upon determining that risk of collision exists
   Show answer

   B. Take avoiding action only after providing the give-way vessel time to take action, and determining that her action is not appropriate

   Q100, Rules of the Road: International & Inland

8. Why must the exhaust pipe be gas tight throughout its entire length on your vessel?

   • A.To prevent bilge water from entering the exhaust pipe
   • B.The pipe joint gaskets may be blown
   • C.Entry of air may cause the engine to vapor lock
   • D.Carbon monoxide may enter the interior of the vessel
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   D. Carbon monoxide may enter the interior of the vessel

   Q161, Deck Safety

9. Which term refers to the direction a current is flowing?

   • A.Stand
   • B.Vector direction
   • C.Drift
   • D.Set
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   D. Set

   Q171, Navigation General: Near Coastal

10. Which statement applies to a situation where a sailing vessel is overtaking a power-driven vessel?

    • A.The sailing vessel must keep out of the way of the power-driven vessel
    • B.The vessel which has the other vessel to the right must keep out of the way
    • C.A "special circumstance" situation exists
    • D.The power-driven vessel must keep out of the way of the sailing vessel
    Show answer

    A. The sailing vessel must keep out of the way of the power-driven vessel

    Q300, Rules of the Road: Inland

What the study guide does

• Short daily rounds of 10 questions, with a streak.
• Practice tests built like the real one, scored with the real pass marks (first one free, then $19 once for the full Exam Room).
• The Brig: questions you miss come back until you get them right twice.
• Pass Meter: your chance of passing every module if you sat it today, worked out from your own answers.
• Lights, shapes and sound signal drills (Rules 21-35).