When entering from seaward，a buoy displaying a single-flashi

You are sailing south on the Intracoastal Waterway（ICW）when you sight a green can buoy with a yellow square painted on it．Which of the following is TRUE ________．

A.You should pass the buoy close aboard on either side

B.The buoy marks the end of the ICW in that area

C.You should leave the buoy to port

D.The yellow square is retroreflective material used to assist in sighting the buoy at night

How would you pass a red buoy in the maritime buoyage system “A”?______.

A.keep the buoy on the vessel’s starboard side when approaching a port and on the vessel’s port side when leaving

B.keep the buoy on the vessel’s port side when approaching a port and on the vessel’s starboard side when leaving

C.keep the buoy on the vessel’s starboard side when approaching and leaving

D.keep the buoy on the vessel’s port side when approaching and leaving

When a buoy is in position only during a certain period of the year，where may the dates when the buoy is in position be found?

A.Light List

B.Notice to Mariners

C.On the chart

D.Coast Pilot

When landing a lifeboat through heavy surf with a strong current running parallel to the beach（from right to left when facing from seaward）the recommended procedure is to______．

A.approach while coming to the left to take advantage of the current

B.drop an anchor outside the surf line，then pay out anchor line over the bow while the seas carry the boat toward the beach

C.approach slow enough so that the boat can be brought around to meet breaking seas on the bow

D.rig a drogue with tripping line over the bow，back ashore with drogue tripped between breakers

You are entering an east coast port and see a buoy with a yellow triangle painted on it．This indicates ______．

A.you are in the vicinity of the ICW

B.the buoy is a special mark

C.the buoy is off station

D.the buoy designates a sharp turn in the channel