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试题八 一．单项选择题 1. your vessel is approaching a bend. You hear a prolonged blast from around the bend. You should______. A. back your engines B. stop your engines and drift C. answer with one prolonged blast D. sound the danger signal 2. you hear the fog signal of another vessel forward of your beam. Risk of collision may exist. you ______. A. begin a radar plot B. stop your engines C. take all way off, if necessary D. all of the above 3. Deep draught vessels may have to make use of the height of tide in order to have a safe under keel clearance in areas where depths are ______. A. sufficient B. normal C. abnormal D. critical 4. Buoys are generally described in detail only when they have special navigational ______, or where the scale of the chart is too small to show all the details clearly. A. danger B. aids C. significance D. appropriateness 5. Your radar is set on a true motion display. Which of the following will NOT appear to move across the PPI scope? Echoes from a buoy Own ships marker C. Echo from a ship on the same course at the same speed D. Echo from a ship on a reciprocal course at the same speed 6. A safe pilotage relies on greatly the following except __________. A. lighting at night time B. lifebuoy with self-igniting light C. the nationality of the vessel D. responsible officer in attendance 7. Your vessel is anchored in an open roadstead with three shackles of chain out on the port anchor. The wind freshens considerably and the anchor begins to drag. Which action should you take FIRST? A. Drop the starboard anchor short with about one shot of chain B. Sheer out to starboard using the rudder，then drop the starboard anchor with about four shots of chain C. Put the engines slow ahead to help the anchor D. Veer out more chain on the port anchor 8. which vessel should not impede the navigation of a power-driven vessel? A.