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CEVNI
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A learner says, ‘CEVNI is one identical law that gives me permission to use every European waterway.’ Which correction is strongest?A.5 tells vessels not to berth on the side where the board is placed. Which interpretation is complete?An upstream commercial vessel displays the prescribed light-blue board and bright white scintillating light to an approaching downstream vessel. What arrangement is it indicating?A vessel gives one long blast near a blind fairway section. What is the sound signal communicating?What should shape a CEVNI meeting decision before two vessels enter a narrow fairway?A lock gate is moving and red plus green entry lights show. What is the correct decision?What is the safest and most accurate view of a pushed convoy?An A.5 no-berthing sign has an arrow marked 1000 m. What is the correct reading?A sample item shows A.5, an arrow and 1000 m. What should you identify first?A UK applicant has passed the RYA CEVNI test but has not applied for an ICC or supplied boat-category competence evidence. What have they established?B.3b requires a vessel to keep to the starboard side of the fairway. Which response follows the exact instruction?Which statement preserves the exact distinction between CEVNI blue dangerous-goods and authority signals?Which method best separates look-alike CEVNI sound signals?Travelling downstream, you see the prescribed blue-board meeting indication on an upstream vessel's starboard side. What must you avoid?A small craft reaches a lock before a commercial vessel and both will share it. When should the small craft enter?You see a towing leader but cannot find the last section. Which action is unsafe?When is a berth unsuitable despite available space?How should you decide between two technically plausible CEVNI options?Before moving from coastal water into a signed canalised river, what is the safest planning decision?A C.2 board before a bridge shows 3.50 m. What is the defensible pre-entry check for a boat with 3.20 m maximum air draught?