Mate, Fishing Vessels (UFIV) Practice Test (Oceans)

The fishing-vessel mate ticket for any ocean. Coast Guard exam code UFV02.

183 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 Q192 Chart Plot and Q194 Navigation Problems (celestial) 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. The primary function of which line(s) is to hold the vessel snuggly to the dock?

   • A.The quarter cross spring lines
   • B.The stern lines
   • C.The bow cross spring lines
   • D.The breast lines
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   D. The breast lines

   Q160, Deck General

3. Fires of which class would most likely occur in the engine room of a vessel?

   • A.Classes B and C
   • B.Classes A and D
   • C.Classes C and D
   • D.Classes A and B
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   A. Classes B and C

   Q161, Deck Safety

4. 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
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   C. A flashing white light showing a group of two flashes

   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
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   D. an alternately flashing red and yellow light

   Q100, Rules of the Road: International & Inland

6. In a following sea, a wave has overtaken your vessel and thrown the stern to starboard. To continue along your original course, which action should you take?

   • A.Use more left rudder
   • B.Decrease speed
   • C.Use more right rudder
   • D.Increase speed
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   C. Use more right rudder

   Q160, Deck General

7. Which term describes the time required to incline the vessel from port to starboard and back to port again?

   • A.Range of stability
   • B.Initial stability
   • C.Inclining moment
   • D.Rolling period
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   D. Rolling period

   Q161, Deck Safety

8. Which form of cloud, that is often known as "mackerel sky", is generally associated with fair weather?

   • A.Nimbostratus
   • B.Cumulonimbus
   • C.Cirrocumulus
   • D.Stratus
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   C. Cirrocumulus

   Q349, Navigation General

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
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   A. alternately flashing red and yellow light

   Q100, Rules of the Road: International & Inland

10. Which of the following applies in determining if all requirements of the Declaration of Inspection are met for oil transfer operations prior to bunkering from a shoreside facility?

    • A.The bunker facility must be inspected by the designated person-in-charge of the vessel and vice versa for the vessel
    • B.Vessel and bunker facility must be inspected by a representative of the Coast Guard Captain of the Port
    • C.The vessel is responsible to provide an inspected oil hose
    • D.Vessel and bunker facility must be independently inspected by the designated persons-in-charge
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    D. Vessel and bunker facility must be independently inspected by the designated persons-in-charge

    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).