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The OUPV exam has 160 questions and runs 14 hours.
These 10 free OUPV questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the National Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessel Less Than 100 GRT (OUPV) blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
You are overtaking another power-driven vessel in open water. As you draw up on her, the bearing between you changes until she lies 30 degrees on your starboard bow. Under the Navigation Rules you must:
Correct answer: A - Keep out of her way until you are finally past and clear
You are meeting another power-driven vessel head-on within half a mile on INLAND waters. You sound one short blast. Under the Inland Navigation Rules this signal means:
Correct answer: C - I intend to leave you on my port side
At night you observe a vessel displaying, in a vertical line, an all-round red light above an all-round white light above an all-round red light, together with sidelights, masthead lights and a sternlight. This vessel is:
Correct answer: B - Restricted in her ability to maneuver
In restricted visibility you hear, from a vessel you cannot see, one prolonged blast followed immediately by three short blasts. This signal was sounded by:
Correct answer: D - A vessel being towed, or the last vessel of the tow if manned
Navigating in dense fog, you detect a vessel by radar alone forward of your beam and determine that a close-quarters situation is developing. If you take avoiding action by altering course, Rule 19 directs you to avoid:
Correct answer: B - An alteration of course to port
You are operating on INLAND waters. Which of the following vessels is NOT recognized as a distinct category under the Inland Navigation Rules?
Correct answer: A - A vessel constrained by her draft
On INLAND waters you and an approaching vessel reach a clear agreement on how to pass by using the VHF bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone. Under the Inland Rules you are then:
Correct answer: B - Not obliged to sound the whistle signals, although you may do so
Your Merchant Mariner Credential is endorsed as OUPV. Operating an uninspected passenger vessel of 42 feet, you may lawfully carry:
Correct answer: D - Six passengers, not counting the master or crew
A serious marine incident occurs aboard your vessel. The marine employer must ensure that ALCOHOL testing of the individuals directly involved is conducted within:
Correct answer: C - 2 hours of the incident, unless precluded by safety concerns
Green water comes aboard and a shallow layer of it spreads across the full width of your main deck. The MOST immediate threat to the vessel's stability is that:
Correct answer: C - The free surface raises the effective center of gravity and reduces GM
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