Q324 - Great Lakes Topics, USCG prep certification 2026

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1. Which is usually the most gentle way of riding out a severe storm on a larger vessel?Not learned 2. Which action reduces the yawing of a vessel in a following sea?Not learned 3. Advection fog holds longest over which portions of the lakes?Not learned 4. How are aids to navigation on the Great Lakes arranged geographically?Not learned 5. Assume that your vessel has just entered Lake Erie by way of the Welland Canal and is proceeding in a southwesterly direction. Which statement about the aids to navigation you can expect to encounter along the route is TRUE?Not learned 6. Assume that your vessel has just entered Lake Michigan via the Straits of Mackinac and is proceeding south to Chicago. Which statement is TRUE with respect to the aids to navigation you will encounter along this route?Not learned 7. Which basic category of water level fluctuations on the Great Lakes is the most regular?Not learned 8. There are basically three categories of water level fluctuations on the Great Lakes. What is NOT included as one of these?Not learned 9. A channel is stated as having a controlling depth of 38 feet. Which statement is TRUE?Not learned 10. 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?Not learned 11. Which of the Great Lakes experiences the least amount of water level fluctuation between seasonal high and low water marks?Not learned 12. Which of the Great Lakes is generally the last to reach its seasonal low and seasonal high water marks?Not learned 13. Which of the Great Lakes generally has the shortest navigation season?Not learned 14. On the Great Lakes, which defines the term "controlling depth"?Not learned 15. On which of the Great Lakes would shore ice be the most pronounced?Not learned 16. You are heading into the sea during rough weather. What may happen if there is too much weight forward in your small boat?Not learned 17. What does the line labeled "MS" indicate on the Great Lakes load line model shown in illustration D031DG below?Not learned 18. What is meant by the term "broaching to"?Not learned 19. If your propeller is racing in rough weather, which action should you take?Not learned 20. When running before a heavy sea, what will moving weights aft on the vessel accomplish?Not learned 21. Which term defines when a boat turns broadside to heavy seas and winds, thus exposing the boat to the danger of capsizing?Not learned 22. Which term defines when a vessel is swinging from side to side off course due to quartering seas?Not learned 23. You are underway in heavy weather and your bow is into the seas. Which action should you take to prevent pounding?Not learned 24. Which describes nearly half of all storms that enter the Great Lakes Basin during the period from October through May?Not learned 25. When the period of beam seas equals the natural rolling period of a vessel, what will most likely occur?Not learned 26. Which publication offers information on Great Lakes ice services?Not learned 27. Who publishes the "Canadian List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals"?Not learned 28. In which situation could a vessel most easily capsize?Not learned 29. Which statement concerning storm surges on the Great Lakes is FALSE?Not learned 30. Which statement is FALSE with regard to the Great Lakes Light List?Not learned 31. Which statement is TRUE concerning weather conditions on the Great Lakes?Not learned 32. Which statement is TRUE with respect to the load line markings shown in illustration D031DG below?Not learned 33. You are steaming in a heavy gale and find it necessary to heave to. Under most circumstances, how is this best accomplished?Not learned 34. Storms that enter the Great Lakes Basin from the west and northwest at a peak in October are the products of which pressure system?Not learned 35. You are transiting the Straits of Mackinac by way of an improved channel. You have information which indicates that the channel's Federal project depth is 28 ft. Which of the following statements is true with regards to this channel?Not learned 36. Which type of fog is the most dense and widely spread of those that occur on the Great Lakes?Not learned 37. Usually the most gentle way of riding out a severe storm on a larger vessel is __________.Not learned 38. Which is the vertical reference for all water levels and bench marks on the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River System?Not learned 39. Your vessel is approaching the International Bridge on the St. Mary's River. If the gage on the bridge, read from top to bottom, indicates 124 ft. and the IGLD (1955) is 600 ft., determine the actual vertical clearances between the existing water level and the lowest point of the bridge over the channel.Not learned 40. Which vessel may be exempt from the load line and marking requirements for vessels operating on the Great Lakes System?Not learned 41. Your vessel is off a lee shore in heavy weather and laboring. Which action should you take?Not learned 42. Where on a vessel are the load line markings shown in illustration D031DG inscribed?Not learned 43. A vessel is loaded to her summer marks for a voyage from Montreal, Canada to Duluth, MN via the Great Lakes System. The voyage has been estimated to take nine (9) days. If the vessel departs Montreal on September 28th, which of the following statements is TRUE?Not learned 44. A vessel operating on the Great Lakes, and whose position is south of an approaching eastward-moving storm center, would NOT experience which condition?Not learned 45. Your vessel has been ordered to proceed to the United Grain Growers Wharf at Thunder Bay, Lake Superior, for the purpose of taking on a load of wheat. Which publication(s) would you consult for such information as the length of the wharf, the depth of the water alongside, and the loading capacity at the facility?Not learned 46. Your vessel is underway and approaching an overhead obstruction on Lake Superior. Given the following information, determine the clearance between your vessel and the obstruction. Highest point on vessel: 74 ft. Lowest point of obstruction: 126 (LWD) Monthly lake level: +2 (LWD) International Great Lakes Datum: 600.0 (182.88 meters)Not learned 47. Your vessel is on a voyage from Ogdensburg, NY, to Chicago, IL, via the Great Lakes. The date is October 3 of the current year. If your vessel is subject to the load line requirements, using illustration D031DG below, to which of her marks should she be loaded?Not learned 48. In illustration D031DG below, what does the single line located directly above the diamond indicate?Not learned 49. A vessel operating on the Great Lakes, and whose position is south of an eastward-moving storm center, would experience which condition?Not learned 50. Fog can form in any season on the Great Lakes, but it is most likely to occur over open waters in which period?Not learned 51. Generally speaking, which direction do the more destructive storms occurring on the Great Lakes usually come from?Not learned 52. How are distances on the Great Lakes System are generally expressed?Not learned 53. How are nautical charts published by the Canadian Hydrographic service which are referenced in the United States Coast Pilot identified?Not learned 54. On the Great Lakes, which can cause short-term fluctuations in water levels?Not learned 55. On the Great Lakes, winter storms compound the ice threat by bringing a variety of wind, wave, and weather problems. On average, how often do these storms occur?Not learned 56. When is the phenomenon known as a "seiche" most likely to occur on Lake Erie?Not learned 57. Which defines the term "Seiche"?Not learned 58. Your vessel is running in a following sea. Which term defines the motion your vessel is experiencing?Not learned