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BMC Servicewide exam Study Guide Solutions When should buoys be repainted or cleaned - Ans:-cuts over 6 inches if more then 25% of area is obscured (growth) Retro white numerals on buoys not to exceed.. - Ans:-not to exceed 16 inches retro panel specs on buoys not to exceed... - Ans:-not to exc...

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BMC Servicewide exam Study Guide Solutions


When should buoys be repainted or cleaned - Ans:✔✔-cuts over 6 inches


if more then 25% of area is obscured (growth)


Retro white numerals on buoys not to exceed.. - Ans:✔✔-not to exceed 16 inches


retro panel specs on buoys not to exceed... - Ans:✔✔-not to exceed 6 inch width


what stripes does a safe water mark non radar have - Ans:✔✔-6 alternating red and white vertical stripes


what type of buoys are used for preferred channel buoys - Ans:✔✔-1962 type buoys


what type of buoys are used for intracoastal markings - Ans:✔✔-dual purpose buoys


What type of letters do special aid marks use - Ans:✔✔-black letters not to exceed 16 in


specs of CG mooring buoys - Ans:✔✔-white with a blue band. 3 sets of black CG characters


Describe Western Rivers left descending marks - Ans:✔✔-red


no letters or numbers


describe info/regulatory mark - Ans:✔✔-white with orange retro bands

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open diamond - Ans:✔✔-danger area


cross centered diamond - Ans:✔✔-exclusion area


open circle - Ans:✔✔-controlled area


who requires an annual inspection of watched aids - Ans:✔✔-district commander


tolerance for light - Ans:✔✔-+/- 6% or 3.6 seconds per min


what is a discrepancy buoy - Ans:✔✔-temp buoy that provides less signal than authorized


how long can steel and plastic/foam buoys remain on station - Ans:✔✔-steel- min 6 years


foam/plastic - as long as they can be maintained


servicing for light aids on fixtures - Ans:✔✔-routine services not to exceed 3 years


servicing on unlighted aids on fixed structures - Ans:✔✔-not to exceed 5 years. Variation up to 3 months

to coordinate servicing trips


how often should fixed aids with special equipment be visited - Ans:✔✔-semi annually


how often should each waterway be visited - Ans:✔✔-annually - check aids and run ranges


components on aids should be maintenance free for __________months - Ans:✔✔-36



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how often should buoys be maintenanced - Ans:✔✔-every 3 years, inspected annually


what are major aton structure - Ans:✔✔-one of a kind


minor aton range structure - Ans:✔✔-wood, concrete, steel


CG 3213 - Ans:✔✔-aids to navigation operation request


justify and authorize changes


CG 3739 - Ans:✔✔-Waterways ATON project schedule


lists all waterway aids to navigation projects which are proposed for accomplishments during the current

and next 2 fiscal years


I-Atonis - Ans:✔✔-official system to store info relating to short range to navigation


-All aton listed in Light list and/or aids that are charted shall be stored there


when is a probe light used instead of pml - Ans:✔✔-below 50 degrees


when is a strobe light used instead of pml - Ans:✔✔-below 50 degrees


earth circumference - Ans:✔✔-21600 miles.


Divide by 360 for degree of arc



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Rhumb line - Ans:✔✔-used on mercator chart allows for navigating with straight lines(nautical charts)


gnomonic - Ans:✔✔-not normally used for navigation


they aid in long list nav by allowing you to use great circle courses


mean lower water - Ans:✔✔-tidal datum that is the average of all the lower water heights over 19 years


depth charts - Ans:✔✔-use the average of the lower of two tides tides in tidal cycle


chart order sizes - Ans:✔✔-sailing - 600,000


general-15000-600,000


coastal 50,000-150,000


harbor -larger then 50,000


small craft 40,000 and larger


chart order sizes - Ans:✔✔-sailing - 600,000


general-150,000-600,000


coastal 50,000-150,000


harbor -larger then 50,000



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