SPECIMEN EXAMINATION FOR THIRD MATE 



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At night when a breeches buoy has 

 been rigged from shore to a stranded 

 vessel, what is the meaning of the 

 waving of a white flag or anns in a 

 vertical motion by day, or at night a 

 white light or flare being waved in the 

 same manner? 



What is the color of rockets, shells, 

 or rocket parachute flares used as dis- 

 tress signals to indicate that the vessel 

 firing them is in distress, and requires 

 assistance from other vessels, or the 

 shore? 



What is the lifesaving signal for 

 "This is the best place to land"? 



When using a breeches buoy what 

 sig^nals are used at night to signify: 



(a) Haul away; 



(b) Slack away; 



(c) Avast hauling? 



What is the lifesaving signal for 

 "you are seen," "assistance will be ren- 

 dered as soon as possible"? 



(a) By day, 



(b) By night. 



Dui-ing the day, at sea, a vessel is 

 sighted displaying the international 

 code flags "NC." What would this in- 

 dicate to you, and what action would 

 you take? 



What signals are employed in connec- 

 tion with the use of shore lifesaving 

 apparatus to signify in general, "Af- 

 firmative"? 



What is indicated when a vessel 

 displays a red light over a white light, 

 not over six feet apart, on her arrival 

 in port? 



What is the signal used on vessels 

 equipped with radio telephone by which 

 they can inform other vessels or shore 

 stations that they are in distress and 

 require assistance? Will such a signal 

 be understood in any language? 



What distress signals would be ap- 

 propriate for use in international 

 waters in a fog to obtain assistance 

 from other vessels in the vicinity? 



What are the day and night signals 

 to be made by a vessel seeking the serv- 

 ices of a pilot? 



If you sighted several red parachute 

 flares, but no aircraft or surface vessels 

 in the vicinity, what would be indicated 

 and what should be your actibiT? 



What does a day signal consisting of 

 a square flag with a ball above or below 

 it indicate? 



Should you sight rockets or shells, 

 throwing red stars one at a time at 

 short intervals, what would be indi- 

 cated? 



What custom is followed in hoisting 

 the ensign, jack, house flag, etc.? 



What signal should be displayed, by 

 day and by night, when loading or dis- 

 charging oil in bulk at a dock? 



Should you sight a yellow flare float- 

 ing downward from a small parachute 

 about three hundred feet in the air, 

 what would it indicate, and what ac- 

 tion would you take? 



At night a vessel is reported show- 

 ing flames on board (as from a burning 

 tar or oil barrel). What would this in- 

 dicate and what action would you take? 



What is the lifesaving signal for 

 "slack away" : 



(a) by day; 



(b) by night? 



What does the following landing sig- 

 nal for the guidance of small boats 

 bringing away the crew of the wrecked 

 ship signify? 



(a) Vertical motion of a white 

 flag. 



What is the lifesaving signal for 

 "haul away" : 



(a) by day; 



(b) by night? 



Describe the day and night Hurri- 

 cane warning. 



Describe the Small Craft storm 

 v/arning signals, day and night. 



24. SEAMANSHIP. 



What precautions should be taken 

 with respect to portable stanchions on 

 a gangway or accommodation ladder? 



In using an accommodation ladder at 



anchor in a seaway how can boats be 

 prevented from getting under the lad- 

 der because of their rising and falling 

 with the waves? 



