Polish motorboat licence (Patent sternika motorowodnego): exam, entitlements and fees

Practice questions (with answers)

1. The day shape for a vessel constrained by draught is:

   1. AA ball
   2. BA diamond
   3. CA cylinder
   4. DTwo cones point to point
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   Correct answer: C. A cylinder

   Rule 28: the day shape is a cylinder.

2. A pilot vessel on duty displays at the masthead:

   1. ARed over green all-round lights
   2. BWhite over red all-round lights
   3. CTwo white all-round lights
   4. DGreen over white all-round lights
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   Correct answer: B. White over red all-round lights

   Rule 29(a): white over red all-round lights at or near the masthead.

3. A vessel of 12 metres or more aground at night additionally shows:

   1. ATwo green all-round lights vertically
   2. BThree red all-round lights vertically
   3. CTwo red all-round lights vertically
   4. DOne red all-round light
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   Correct answer: C. Two red all-round lights vertically

   Rule 30(d): a vessel aground shows anchor lights plus two all-round red lights in a vertical line.

4. Five or more short and rapid blasts mean:

   1. AI intend to overtake you on your starboard side
   2. BAgreement: I understand and will let you overtake me
   3. CDoubt or danger — the intentions of the other vessel are not understood
   4. DWarning: I am nearing a bend or area where other vessels may be obscured
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   Correct answer: C. Doubt or danger — the intentions of the other vessel are not understood

   Rule 34(d): at least five short and rapid blasts indicate doubt about whether sufficient action is being taken.

5. Safe water marks are used as:

   1. AMarks placed on an isolated danger
   2. BFairway or mid-channel marks
   3. CMarks for a special area or feature
   4. DPort-hand lateral marks
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   Correct answer: B. Fairway or mid-channel marks

   Safe water marks are used as fairway, mid-channel, or landfall marks.

6. If fitted, the topmark of a special mark is:

   1. AA single red sphere
   2. BA yellow X-shape (cross)
   3. CTwo black cones, points up
   4. DA green cone, point up
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   Correct answer: B. A yellow X-shape (cross)

   Special marks have a yellow X-shaped (St. Andrew's cross) topmark. (if fitted).

7. 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.

8. 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.

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