Boat Licence Study Guides
From exam scope to collision rules, lights, buoys and marine engineering — PVO Grade 2 prep articles, one topic at a time
The Complete PVO Grade 2 Boat Licence Guide: Enrolment, Part A & B Scope and Revision Order
The Pleasure Vessel Operator Grade 2 written exam covers collision rules, lights, buoys and marine engineering. What Part A and Part B each test, the order to revise in, and a 10-minute-a-day drilling rhythm.
PVO Grade 2 Application Checklist: Official Guidebook, PEAK Enrolment and the 7-Day Countdown
Based on the Marine Department guidebook and exam rules: PVOC2 Part A/B structure, the pass line, documents to prepare, the PEAK examination flow, the result slip and a one-week pre-exam revision checklist.
COLREGs Essentials: When Two Vessels Meet, Who Gives Way?
Head-on, crossing and overtaking — which is the give-way vessel and which stands on? Plus the Rule 27 day shapes for a vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre (ball-diamond-ball), explained clearly.
Recognising Navigation Lights & Day Shapes: Telling Power, Sail and Anchored Vessels Apart at Night
Red-port green-starboard sidelights, white masthead and sternlights, plus ball, diamond and cylinder day shapes — diagrams that let you tell at a glance what vessel is across the water.
IALA Buoyage in Brief: Hong Kong is Region A — How to Remember Red-Port Green-Starboard
Lateral marks (red port, green starboard), cardinal marks pointing to safe water by N/S/E/W. A tidy summary of lateral, cardinal, isolated danger, safe water and special marks — shapes, colours and memory tricks.
Part B Marine Engineering Guide: Engine Structure, Fuel & Cooling Systems and Firefighting
The four-stroke cycle, fuel and cooling systems, battery maintenance, and onboard fire prevention and pre-departure checks. Understand Part B by system logic rather than rote memory.
Once you know how to study, it's time to practise
903 practice questions, full Part A & B coverage, diagram questions on lights, buoys and collision rules, and wrong-answer review — put the study methods into practice right in the app
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