Master, Fishing Vessels (UFIV) Practice Test (Near Coastal)

Command of the big fishing boats, processors and tenders that need a licensed master: stability, icing, gear, crew safety. Coast Guard exam code UFV01.

179 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

The Q184 Chart Plot (chart 13205 TR) and Q185 Navigation Problems module is done on a paper chart at the exam, so it isn't here. Practice it with the chart and tools.

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. Your vessel is port side to a pier with a spring line led aft from the bow. How will the vessel respond in calm weather, with the engines ahead and hard left rudder?

   • A.The bow will swing in and the stern out
   • B.The bow will slip out and the stern in
   • C.Both the bow and stern will move out
   • D.Both the bow and stern will move in
   Show answer

   A. The bow will swing in and the stern out

   Q160, Deck General

3. How can the spread of fire be prevented?

   • A.Cooling surfaces adjacent to the fire
   • B.Shutting off the oxygen supply
   • C.Removing combustibles from the endangered area
   • D.All of the above
   Show answer

   D. All of the above

   Q161, Deck Safety

4. What does a white buoy with an orange rectangle on it indicate?

   • A.General information
   • B.Danger
   • C.An exclusion area
   • D.A controlled area
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   A. General information

   Q171, Navigation General: Near Coastal

5. A law enforcement vessel patrolling a marine regatta may exhibit a flashing blue light or which of the following alternates?

   • A.two amber lights in a horizontal line
   • B.a fixed green light over a red flashing light
   • C.a high intensity flashing white light (strobe)
   • D.an alternately flashing red and yellow light
   Show answer

   D. an alternately flashing red and yellow light

   Q100, Rules of the Road: International & Inland

6. You are docking a vessel. Which statement is TRUE?

   • A.You should go in with the current
   • B.You should approach the dock at a 90° angle
   • C.You should go in against the current
   • D.You should pass a mooring line to the dock and let the crew pull the vessel to
   Show answer

   C. You should go in against the current

   Q160, Deck General

7. You are on a ship that has broken down and are preparing to be taken in tow. You will use your anchor cable as part of the towline. Which statement is TRUE?

   • A.The strain of the tow is taken by the riding pawl, chain stopper, and anchor windlass brake.
   • B.The anchor cable should be led out through a chock, if possible, to avoid a sharp nip at the hawsepipe lip.
   • C.The anchor cable should be veered enough to allow the towline connection to be just forward of your bow.
   • D.The anchor cable should be veered enough to allow the towline connection to be immediately astern of the towing vessel.
   Show answer

   A. The strain of the tow is taken by the riding pawl, chain stopper, and anchor windlass brake.

   Q161, Deck Safety

8. You sight a buoy fitted with a double-sphere topmark. If sighted at night, what color and light sequence would you expect to see?

   • A.A flashing red light showing a group of three flashes
   • B.A quick-flashing green light
   • C.A flashing white light showing a group of two flashes
   • D.A quick-flashing red light
   Show answer

   C. A flashing white light showing a group of two flashes

   Q171, Navigation General: Near Coastal

9. 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
   Show answer

   A. alternately flashing red and yellow light

   Q100, Rules of the Road: International & Inland

10. A mariner whose credential has been revoked shall not be issued another credential without which of the following?

    • A.Approval of an administrative law judge
    • B.Approval of the Officer-in-Charge, Marine Inspection
    • C.Taking a new examination
    • D.Approval of the Commandant
    Show answer

    D. Approval of the Commandant

    Q160, Deck General

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).