CIS

Question 1

CIS: Qual o propósito do CIS?

Answer 1

Prover meios de comunicação relacionados a segurança da navegação e de pessoas quando há dificuldades no idioma.

Preferência pela Plain Language.

Se não há dificuldade de comunicação, utilizar radiotelefonia e radiotelegrafia

Question 2

CIS: Como são formados os sinais?

Cada código tem significado completo.
Eventualmente é necessário complemento.

Answer 2

• Single letter - urgent, important, very commom
• Two letters - General Signal Code
• Three letters - beginning with “M” for Medical Code.

Question 3

CIS: quais as 4 variações que consistem os complementos?

Answer 3

• Variação no sentido do basic signal
• Indagação relativa ao basic signal
• Resposta relativa ao basic signal
• Informações complementares

Question 4

CIS: O que significa?

• CP
• CP 1

Answer 4

• CP - I am (or a vessel) proceding to your assistance
• CP 1 - SAR aircraft is coming to your assistance

Question 5

Complements appearing in the text more than once have been grouped in ___ tables.

Answer 5

3

Question 6

CIS: Quais os 4 meios de comunicação e seus códigos?

Answer 6

• 1 - FLAG
• 2 - MEGAFONE
• 3 - LUZ
• 4 - SOM

Question 7

• 1) Visual signaling
• 2) Sound signaling
• 3) Identity signal ou call sign
• 4) Station
• 5) Procedure
• 6) Procedure signal
• 7) Time of origin
• 8) Group
• 9) Numeral group

Answer 7

• 1) any method capable of being seen
• 2) Morse, siren, whistle, forghorn, bell, other
• 3) group of letters and figures assigned to each station
• 4) ship, aircraft, survival craft or anyplace at which there is communication
• 5) rules of signaling
• 6) signal designed to facilitate the conduct of signaling (ex: repeat AA…)
• 7) time a signal is ordered to be made
• 8) more than one continuous letter and/or numeral which together compose a signal
• 9) one or more numerals

Question 8

CIS: Quais os agentes e trâmites envolvidos na geração e recepção de sinais?

Answer 8

• Originator (authority)
• Station of Origin
• Transmitting Station
• Receiving Station
• Station of Destination
• Addressee (authority)
• Station - ship, aircraft, any place which communications can be effected.

Question 9

CIS: O que é Identity Signal or Call Sign?

Answer 9

• Grupo de letras e números que identifica cada estação.

Question 10

Quais os métodos de sinalização?

Answer 10

• a) Flag
• b) Flashing light - Morse
• c) Sound - Morse
• d) Voice over a loud hailer - phonetic spelling tables (whenever possible plain language should be used)
• e) Radiotelegrafia - transmission of signals
• f) Radiotelefonia - transmission of signals
• g) hang flags or arms - Morse

Question 11

CIS: Quantas são as bandeiras utilizadas no CIS? Classifique-as.

Answer 11

• 26 alfabéticas
• 10 numerais (pennants / galhardete)
• 3 substitutas
• 1 answering pennant

Question 12

CIS: Morse code.

• A dot is ___ unit.
• A dash are ___ units.
• Space of time between 2 elements of a symbol is ___ unit.
• Between 2 complete symbol is ___ units.
• Between 2 words or groups ___ units.

Answer 12

1
3
1
3
7

I.T…J.B…….L.V

Question 13

CIS:
The standard rate of signaling by flashing light is ____lettres/min.

Answer 13

40

Question 14

CIS: All signals between vessels are made from ____ to ____.

Answer 14

Master
Master

Question 15

CIS: What are the two purposes to use Identity Signals?

Answer 15

• Speak to, or call a station
• Speak of, or indicate a station

Question 16

CIS: o que significa?
YP LABC.

Answer 16

I wish to communicate with vessel LABC by….

Question 17

CIS: Nomes dos navios/lugares precisam ser _____.

Answer 17

soletrados (spelled out)

RV Gibraltar = You should proceed to Gibraltar (golf, india, …)

Question 18

CIS: How numbers are signaled?

Answer 18

• Flag (numeral pennants)
• Flash light or sound (Morse)
• Radiotelephony or loud hailer (figure spelling)

Question 19

CIS: How decimal point is signaled?

Answer 19

• Answering pennant
• AAA (Morse)
• DECIMAL (voice)

Question 20

CIS: Quais os 3 modos que sinal pode estar disposto (hoisted) em adriça (single halyard)?

Answer 20

• Close up (full extend)
• At the dip (half of the full extend)
• Hauled down (arriado)

Question 21

CIS: Como se representa metro ou feet?

Answer 21

• M
• F

MA 25M - The last deep of water in the channel is twenty five meters.

Question 22

CIS: Como se representa Azimuth ou Bearing?
Qual significado de LW 005?

Answer 22

• A (if there is any chance of confusion)
  LT A120 T1540
• LW 005 = I receive your transmission on bearing 005

Your bearing from me is 120° at (local time) 1540
They are always to be true unless expressly stated otherwise

Question 23

CIS: Como se representa o curso?
Qual significado de MD 025 e GR C240 S18?

Answer 23

• C (if there is any chance of confusion)
• MD 025 = My course is 025
• GR C240 S18 = Vessel coming to your rescue is steering course 240, speed 18 knots

Question 24

CIS: Como se representa a data?

Answer 24

• D15 (15 current month)
• D1504 (15 april)
• D181063 (18 october 1963)

Question 25

CIS: Como se representa a latitude e longitude?

Answer 25

- L3740S (4 figures, **N or S optional**) - G13925E (4 or 5 figures, **W or E optional**) ## Footnote Degrees and minutes

Question 26

CIS: Qual significado de: - CH L2537N G4015W?

Answer 26

- CH L2537N G4015W = Vessel indicated is reported as requiring assistance in lat 25°37' N e long 040°15' W

Question 27

CIS: Como se representa distância e velocidade?

Answer 27

- R (MN) (R10) - **Opcional** - S (Knots) (S200) - V (Km/h) (V130) ## Footnote Bandeira R não tem significado sozinha, somente com numeral referente à distância

Question 28

CIS: Como se representa a Hora? O que significa RX Z0830?

Answer 28

- T1045 (local time) - Z2055 (GMT) - RX Z0830 = You should proceed at GMT 0830

Question 29

CIS: O que significa YV 1?

Answer 29

- YV 1 = the groups which follow are from the local code.

Question 30

CIS (flag signaling): - Only ____ hoist should be shown at a time - The hoist should be kept flying until it has been ______ by the receiving station - Groups at the same halyard must be separated by a ______ ## Footnote The transmitting station should always hoist the signal where it can be most easily seen by the receiving station. The flag shall blow out clear and free of smoke.

Answer 30

- one - answered - tackline

Question 31

CIS: Qual o comprimento do Tackline (usado para separar cada grupo de bandeiras)?

Answer 31

2 m (6 ft)

Question 32

CIS (flag signaling) How to Call: - The ____ ____ of the station adressed is to be hoisted with the signal; - If ___ IS is hoisted it will be understood the signal is addressed to ___ _____.

Answer 32

- identity signal - no, all stations

Question 33

CIS (flag signaling) How to Call: O que significa? - VF - CS - YQ

Answer 33

- VF = You should hoist your IS. - CS = What is the name/IS of your vessel/station? - YQ (K) = I wish to communicate by ... with vessel bearing ... from me.

Question 34

CIS (flag signaling): How to answer signals?

Answer 34

- Adressed stations are to hoist the **answering pennant** at the dip and close up immediately when they understand, then, is to be lowered to the dip when the hoist is hauled down.

Question 35

CIS (flag signaling): How to complete a call?

Answer 35

The transmitting station is to hoist the **answering pennant** *singly* after the last hoist, indicating the signal is completed. The receiving station is to answer similarly.

Question 36

CIS (flag signaling): How to act when signals are not understood? Qual o significado de **ZQ** e **ZL**?

Answer 36

- Keep the answering pennant at the dip. - ZQ = Your signal appears incorrectly coded. Check and repeat whole. - ZL = Your signal has been received but not understood.

Question 37

How to Spell: Names in the text of a signal are to be spelled out by means of alphabetical flags. What is the meaning of **YZ**?

Answer 37

The signal YZ = "The words which follow are in plain language" ## Footnote YZ can be used if necessary.

Question 38

CIS: O que significa navio de guerra exibindo **code pennant**? (Keep it flying **the whole of the time** the signal is being made)

Answer 38

O navio de guerra pretende se comunicar com o vessel.

Question 39

**CIS: Sound signaling in fog should be reduced to a minimum. Signals other than ____ ____ signals should be used only in extremely _____ and ______ in frequented navigational water.**

Answer 39

single letter emergency never

Question 40

CIS: Masters are reminded that ___ letter signals (I, E, S, etc), when made by sound, may only be made in compliance with _______. ## Footnote B, C, D, E, G, H, I, S, T, Z

Answer 40

one RIPEAM

Question 41

"short blast" means a blast of about ____ second duration "prolongued blast" means a blast from ____ to ____ seconds duration

Answer 41

- 1 - 4, 6

Question 42

CIS Radiotelephony: When coast and ship station are called, _____ _____ (call signs) must be used

Answer 42

identity signals

Question 43

CIS Radiotelephony: How does Method of Calling work?

Answer 43

1 - Call Sign (name of the called station) <= 3 times 2 - DE (DELTA ECHO) - This is 3 - Call Sign (name of the calling station) <= 3 times *Example:* - M/V Murex, M/V Murex, M/V Murex - This is (or DELTA ECHO) - M/V Stella, M/V Stella, M/V Stella

Question 44

CIS Radiotelephony: How does Reply of Calls work?

Answer 44

1 - Call Sign (name of the calling station) <= 3 times 2 - DE (DELTA ECHO) - This is 3 - Call Sign (name of the called station) <= 3 times *Example:* - M/V Stella, M/V Stella, M/V Stella - This is (or DELTA ECHO) - M/V Murex, M/V Murex, M/V Murex

Question 45

CIS Radiotelephony: Calling all the stations. The CQ (CHARLIE QUEBEC) shall be used not more than ___ times. What does CQ mean?

Answer 45

- 3 - All ships

Question 46

CIS Radiotelephony: What term shall be used to indicate CIS are to follow? What term, if necessary, is used to indicate plain language is to follow?

Answer 46

- INTERCO - YZ (YANKEE ZULU)

Question 47

CIS Radiotelephony: What signal must be used when a station called is unable to communicate immediately?

Answer 47

- AS (ALFA SIERRA) **AS 10** (estarei pronto a comunicar em 10 minutos)

Question 48

CIS Radiotelephony: What signal is used to indicate the receipt of a transmission or received your last signal?

Answer 48

- R (ROMEO) ## Footnote Em bandeiras, a bandeira R sozinha não tem significado

Question 49

CIS Radiotelephony: - If transmission is to be repeated total or in part, what signal shall be used? What do the signals below mean? - AA - AB - BN - WA - WB - What signal is used to indicate the end of transmission?

Answer 49

- RPT (ROMEU PAPA TANGO) - AA = all after - AB = all before - BN = all betwen ... and .... - WA = word or group after - WB = word or group before - AR (ALFA ROMEO)

Question 50

CIS: What does a bar over the symbol mean?

Answer 50

- The letters are to be made as one symbol

Question 51

CIS: - The signal ____ should be used to indicate an affirmative statement or an affirmative reply to an interrogative signal. - The signal ____ should be used to indicate a question. - The signal ____ should be used for a negative reply or for a negative statement (only in visual or sound signal). If voice, shall be used ____.

Answer 51

- C - RQ - N / NO *When the signals N, NO, RQ are used to change an affirmative signal into a negative statement they should go after the main signal. **CY N CW RQ*** *The symbols above cannot be used in conjunction with single-letter signals.*

Question 52

Navios de Pesca

Answer 52

- **G** - Estou arrastando redes - **P** - Estou com redes presas em obstrução - **T** - Estou arrastando redes em paralelo - **Z** - Estou lançando redes

Question 53

Signals **"K"** and **"S"** have special meanings as landing signals for small boats crews or person in distress.

Answer 53

- **K** - This is the best place to land - **S** - Landing here is highly dangerous

Question 54

Bandeiras com **"Keep Clear"**

Answer 54

- **A** - I have a diver down. Keep well clear at slow speed - **D** - Keep clear of me; I'm manoeuvring with difficulty. - **J** - Keep well clear. I'm on fire and have dangerous cargo on board or I'm leaking dangerous cargo. - **T** - Keep clear of me; I'm engaged in pair trawling

Question 55

- **CP** - **CP1** - **YP** LABC - **RV** Gibraltar - **MD 025** - **YV 1** - **VF** - **CS** - **YQ (K)** - **ZQ** - **ZL** - **YZ** - **CQ** - **INTERCO**

Answer 55

- **CP** - I am (or a vessel) proceding to your assistance - **CP 1** - SAR aircraft is coming to your assistance - **YP** LABC - I wish to communicate with vessel LABC by.... - **RV** Gibraltar = You should proceed to Gibraltar (golf, india, ...) - **MD 025** = My course is 025 - **YV 1** = the groups which follow are from the local code. - **VF** = You should hoist your IS. - **CS** = What is the name/IS of your vessel/station? - **YQ (K)** = I wish to communicate by ... with vessel bearing ... from me. - **ZQ** = Your signal appears incorrectly coded. Check and repeat whole. - **ZL** = Your signal has been received but not understood. - **YZ** = The words which follow are in plain language - **CQ** (CHARLIE QUEBEC) - All ships - **INTERCO** - Indicate CIS are to follow