1. Handbags, briefcases, pagers, cellular phones, books, or notes are not allowed in the Exam Room. Use of personal plotting equipment is encouraged. However, the Examiner can provide these items. Programmable calculators are not allowed in the Exam Room. During the examination you may not refer to any material other than that specifically authorized by the Examiner.
2. Anyone engaged in any cheating or dishonest practices during the exam, including, but not limited to, referring to concealed notes, communicating with or copying work from other applicants, or removing written material from the Exam Room will be dismissed from the exam room and will have been considered to have failed the entire exam. A re-exam will not be permitted for six months. Those applicants already holding a Merchant Mariner's Document or Coast Guard license may be charged to appear before an Administrative Law Judge where their license may be suspended or revoked or other penalties assessed.
3. Applicants should complete a module before leaving the exam room. Head (restroom) calls are not normally permitted. Upon completion of your examination, return all reference publications to their proper location in the exam room. Place your answer sheet and scratch paper inside the front cover of the examination booklet and give the items to the Examiner.
4. Eating and drinking are not permitted in the exam room.
5. The normal work hours for this center are ______ to ______. You may complete as many modules per day as the exam room working hours permit. At closing time unanswered or unmarked questions will be treated as wrong answers. Failure to complete any module will result in a failing grade being assessed on the uncompleted module.
6. Do not write or mark in the test booklets or any reference material. If you notice any marks in the exam book or any reference material, please notify the Examiner.
7. If you feel a question is faulty, unclear, or has no correct answer provided, choose the most correct answer, mark the answer sheet accordingly, and complete a COMMENT - PROTEST SHEET provided by the Examiner. Explain as clearly as possible the specific concern or objection to the question. If you feel there is a more correct answer that is not included in the choices show how you arrived at your answer including all computations for navigation and other mathematical problems. A correct answer must be shown.
8. The Examiner is always available to assist you. However, the Examiner cannot discuss question content with you. See item 7.