WA Recreational Skipper's Ticket Practice Test 2026: Test de práctica 2

Test de práctica 2 de 3 de WA Recreational Skipper's Ticket Practice Test: 25 preguntas más con respuestas y explicaciones.

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Australia Occidental
90 preguntas
Revisado el 11 de octubre de 2026

Pregunta 1 de 25
You are heading into a harbour, in the direction of buoyage. Which side of your boat should this mark be on?
- On your port (left) side
- On your starboard (right) side
- Stay at least 100 metres away on the north side
- Pass it on either side
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: B. On your starboard (right) side
This is a green starboard-hand mark. Under IALA A, keep green marks on your starboard side when entering a harbour.
Pregunta 2 de 25
What colours are cardinal marks painted?
- Black and red
- Red and white
- Green and white
- Black and yellow
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: D. Black and yellow
All cardinal marks use black and yellow bands. The topmark cones and the order of colours show which side is safe.
Pregunta 3 de 25
What topmark may a starboard-hand lateral mark have under IALA A?
- A single red can (cylinder)
- Two black balls
- A single green cone pointing up
- A yellow X
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: C. A single green cone pointing up
Starboard-hand marks are green and may carry a single green cone, point up. Port-hand marks may carry a red can shape.
Pregunta 4 de 25
You are boating in fog. What should you do?
- Follow close behind the boat ahead
- Turn off your navigation lights to save the battery
- Speed up to get out of the fog quickly
- Slow to a safe speed, keep a sharp lookout and make the correct sound signals
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: D. Slow to a safe speed, keep a sharp lookout and make the correct sound signals
In restricted visibility, every vessel must go at a safe speed for the conditions and make the sound signals in the collision rules.
Pregunta 5 de 25
Why should you attach the engine kill switch lanyard to yourself when driving?
- So you can steer with one hand
- Because it charges the battery
- So the boat goes faster
- So the engine stops if you fall overboard or are thrown from the helm
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: D. So the engine stops if you fall overboard or are thrown from the helm
If the driver falls out, the lanyard pulls the switch and stops the engine, so the boat does not run on without a driver.
Pregunta 6 de 25
When are you treated as overtaking another vessel?
- When you are travelling faster than 10 knots
- When you come up from more than 22.5 degrees behind its beam
- When you are on its port side
- Only when you are directly behind it
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: B. When you come up from more than 22.5 degrees behind its beam
You are overtaking if you approach from more than 22.5 degrees abaft (behind) its beam. At night you would see only its white sternlight.
Pregunta 7 de 25
What light must a small vessel at anchor show at night?
- No light is needed
- An all-round white light where it can best be seen
- Red and green sidelights
- A flashing yellow light
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: B. An all-round white light where it can best be seen
A vessel at anchor shows an all-round white light. Larger vessels show two.
Pregunta 8 de 25
Which lifejacket level gives a high level of buoyancy and keeps the wearer in a safe floating position?
- Level 50S
- Level 50
- Level 100 or above
- Any buoyancy vest without a collar
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: C. Level 100 or above
Level 100 and above lifejackets give a high level of buoyancy and keep you floating safely. Level 50 types are for active watersports and will not support your head.
Pregunta 9 de 25
What does one short blast on the horn mean?
- I am in distress
- I am altering my course to port
- I am operating astern propulsion
- I am altering my course to starboard
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: D. I am altering my course to starboard
One short blast (about one second) means 'I am altering my course to starboard'.
Pregunta 10 de 25
Your small boat capsizes but stays afloat. What should you usually do?
- Swim for the shore straight away
- Stay with the boat; it is easier to see and helps you float
- Dive under to look for your phone
- Take off your lifejacket so you can swim faster
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: B. Stay with the boat; it is easier to see and helps you float
A capsized boat is much easier for rescuers to find than a swimmer, and it gives you something to hold. Stay with it unless it is drifting into danger.
Pregunta 11 de 25
What colour is a vessel's sternlight?
- White
- Yellow
- Green
- Red
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: A. White
The sternlight is white and shines backwards over the stern.
Pregunta 12 de 25
Two power-driven vessels are crossing. Which one must give way?
- The vessel closer to shore
- The faster vessel
- The one that has the other vessel on its port (left) side
- The one that has the other vessel on its own starboard (right) side
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: D. The one that has the other vessel on its own starboard (right) side
In a crossing situation, the vessel that has the other on its starboard side keeps out of the way and should avoid crossing ahead of it.
Pregunta 13 de 25
When should you use a PAN-PAN radio call?
- To check your radio works
- When someone is drowning
- For an urgent problem that is not yet life-threatening, such as engine failure
- To report the weather
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: C. For an urgent problem that is not yet life-threatening, such as engine failure
PAN-PAN is the urgency call. Use it for an urgent situation where there is no immediate danger to life.
Pregunta 14 de 25
What does this red and white striped mark tell you?
- You must stop and wait
- There is safe, navigable water all around it
- It marks the edge of a marine park
- There is a danger directly under it
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: B. There is safe, navigable water all around it
A safe water mark has red and white vertical stripes and may have a single red ball on top. It often marks the middle of a channel or the approach from sea.
Pregunta 15 de 25
At night you can see only a single white light ahead, and you are closing on it. What could it be?
- A port-hand channel mark
- The sternlight of a vessel you are overtaking
- A vessel coming straight towards you
- A vessel showing it is not under command
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: B. The sternlight of a vessel you are overtaking
A single white light ahead may be the sternlight of a slower vessel. If you are overtaking it, you must keep clear.
Pregunta 16 de 25
What shape does a vessel at anchor show in the daytime?
- A red flag
- Two black cones pointing up
- A black diamond
- One black ball in the forward part of the vessel
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: D. One black ball in the forward part of the vessel
By day, a vessel at anchor shows a black ball where it can best be seen in the fore part.
Pregunta 17 de 25
What does this mark tell you?
- There is a small, isolated danger with safe water all around it
- The water is safe all around; it often marks a channel centre
- Keep the mark on your port side when entering
- A swimming area is ahead
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: A. There is a small, isolated danger with safe water all around it
An isolated danger mark is black with red bands and has two black balls on top. It sits on or above a danger such as a rock. Do not pass too close.
Pregunta 18 de 25
Where is the safest water when you see this mark?
- To the west of the mark
- To the north of the mark
- To the south of the mark
- Directly over the mark
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: C. To the south of the mark
This is a south cardinal mark: both cones point down and it is yellow above black. Pass to the south of it.
Pregunta 19 de 25
Which buoyage system is used in Australian waters?
- IALA System A
- The US lateral system
- IALA System B
- A different system in each state
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: A. IALA System A
Australia uses IALA System A, the same system as the UK and Europe. Red marks are on the port (left) side when you travel in the direction of buoyage.
Pregunta 20 de 25
At night you see a white masthead light with both a red and a green sidelight straight ahead. What is happening?
- A sailing vessel is moving away from you
- A power-driven vessel is heading straight towards you
- A vessel is overtaking you from behind
- A vessel is at anchor
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: B. A power-driven vessel is heading straight towards you
Seeing both sidelights and a masthead light means a power vessel is coming head-on. Both vessels should turn to starboard.
Pregunta 21 de 25
Two sailing vessels have the wind on the same side. Which one gives way?
- The faster vessel
- The windward vessel (the one further upwind)
- The one closer to the shore
- The leeward vessel (the one further downwind)
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: B. The windward vessel (the one further upwind)
When both have the wind on the same side, the windward vessel keeps out of the way of the leeward vessel.
Pregunta 22 de 25
You are leaving a harbour and heading out to sea. Where should the red port-hand marks be?
- Red marks only apply when entering
- On your port (left) side
- On your starboard (right) side
- Directly behind you
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: C. On your starboard (right) side
Marks are laid for vessels entering. When you head out to sea, everything is reversed, so red marks are on your starboard side.
Pregunta 23 de 25
You are in a kayak or rowing boat at night. What light must you have?
- Two all-round red lights
- A flashing orange light
- A white torch or lantern ready to show in time to prevent a collision
- Red and green sidelights fixed to the hull
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: C. A white torch or lantern ready to show in time to prevent a collision
A vessel under oars may show the lights of a sailing vessel, but if not it must have a white torch or lantern ready to show in time.
Pregunta 24 de 25
Which lights does a sailing vessel under sail show at night?
- Only an all-round white light
- Sidelights and a sternlight, but no masthead light
- One all-round red light
- A masthead light, sidelights and a sternlight
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: B. Sidelights and a sternlight, but no masthead light
A sailing vessel under sail alone shows sidelights and a sternlight. A masthead light would mean it is using its engine.
Pregunta 25 de 25
Which VHF marine radio channel is the international distress and calling channel?
- Channel 16
- Channel 1
- Channel 88
- Channel 72
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: A. Channel 16
VHF channel 16 is monitored for distress, urgency and safety calls.

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