Norwegian boat licence (Båtførerbevis)

Practice questions (with answers)

1. To which vessels do the COLREGs apply?

   1. AMerchant ships over 50 m on international voyages
   2. BVessels beyond territorial waters, outside any national jurisdiction
   3. CAll vessels on the high seas and connected navigable waters
   4. DPower-driven vessels at sea; sailing craft follow local harbour rules
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   Correct answer: C. All vessels on the high seas and connected navigable waters

   Rule 1 states the COLREGs apply to all vessels upon the high seas and in all waters connected therewith navigable by seagoing vessels.

2. According to Rule 2, departure from the COLREGs is permitted when:

   1. AThe master decides the rules are impractical
   2. BIt is necessary to avoid immediate danger
   3. CVisibility is restricted
   4. DThe vessel is in a traffic separation scheme
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   Correct answer: B. It is necessary to avoid immediate danger

   Rule 2(b) allows departure from the rules when necessary to avoid immediate danger.

3. A vessel under sail also being propelled by her engine is classified as:

   1. AA sailing vessel
   2. BA power-driven vessel
   3. CA vessel restricted in ability to manoeuvre
   4. DA vessel not under command
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   Correct answer: B. A power-driven vessel

   Rule 3(c): a sailing vessel means any vessel under sail provided that propelling machinery, if fitted, is not being used.

4. Emergency wreck marking buoys are coloured:

   1. ARed and white vertical stripes
   2. BBlack with red horizontal bands
   3. CBlue and yellow vertical stripes
   4. DBlue and yellow horizontal bands
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   Correct answer: C. Blue and yellow vertical stripes

   equal numbers and widths of blue and yellow vertical stripes; 4 to 8 stripes in total. 1 s blue + 0.5 s darkness + 1 s yellow + 0.5 s darkness; period 3 s.

5. Emergency wreck marking buoys are used for:

   1. APermanent marking of wrecks already shown on charts
   2. BMarking new dangers, including newly discovered wrecks
   3. CShowing where salvage or diving work is going on nearby
   4. DMarking temporary channels near ports
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   Correct answer: B. Marking new dangers, including newly discovered wrecks

   The emergency wreck marking buoy marks new dangers, including newly discovered wrecks. The competent authority determines further marking once the danger is removed or its information has been sufficiently promulgated.

6. The topmark of a West Cardinal mark is:

   1. ATwo cones, both pointing upward
   2. BTwo cones pointing down
   3. CTwo cones point to point
   4. DTwo cones base to base
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   Correct answer: C. Two cones point to point

   Two separate black cones with their points facing each other. The cones must remain clearly separated.

7. You are entering a river where the chart shows the conventional direction of buoyage is upstream from the sea entrance. What should determine whether a lateral mark is port-hand or starboard-hand?

   1. AThe side of the river where the town lies
   2. BThe vessel's heading at the moment
   3. CThe charted conventional direction of buoyage
   4. DThe direction the tidal stream is setting at that moment
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   Correct answer: C. The charted conventional direction of buoyage

   Lateral marks are interpreted in the conventional direction of buoyage. The chart, not guesswork, determines which side is port-hand and which is starboard-hand.

8. In thick fog another vessel is detected only by ARPA and is not in sight. Its bearing is steady and range is closing fast. Which rule governs the avoiding action?

   1. ARule 15 — crossing situation, give way as normal
   2. BRule 14 — head-on, alter to starboard as in clear weather
   3. CRule 19 — restricted visibility, because vessels are not in sight
   4. DRule 13 — overtaking, because the bearing is steady
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   Correct answer: C. Rule 19 — restricted visibility, because vessels are not in sight

   Rule 11 restricts Section II (including crossing, head-on and overtaking) to vessels in sight of one another. A target detected only on radar is not 'in sight'; Rule 19 governs instead.

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