I think my test was a whole lot easier than that example. It was insultingly easy! I can only remember two questions - what is a normal vessel?, and something about those blue cones displayed by barges with dangerous cargoes.
If you read the Regs Book a couple of times and know the flash cards you are almost guaranteed 100% in the exam.It is not nearly as demanding as the Yachtmaster Collision Regs Exam.When I sat it a few years ago I was left with a sort of 'is that it?' feeling at the end.Best of luck with it.
I bought the book, did the on line tests, practiced questions and answers until everyone was totally sick of it and thought... I think I know it all now.....
When I did the test it was so crashingly easy I really didn't need to bother.
I don't think they fail anybody!
They have failed people at Conwy, according to the lady who tested us. Our experience was similar to yours. We swotted up for hours, including a long session of testing each other on the morning of the exam. We were given the papers, a different one for each of us, and asked whether we would like a cup of coffee. By the time she brought the cups back we had both finished. We both scored 14/14, which she found pretty amazing.
Most people fall down on the obligatory question about crossing from the normal navigation side to the other, when rounding bends where the water is deeper on the outside. The biggest problem seems to be knowing which is the left and right bank, then interpreting the sign correctly.
I did mine last Friday down in Poole. Read the Manual, practice until you can do the sample paper, and it should go OK. I dropped one mark on sound signals. Getting the buoyage and the bank sides sorted can cause confusion (right hand bank is right hand facing downstream), as can left and right bank markers (remember - I left my diamond in the bank) and required and advised marks. But apart from that, I agree that provided you do your homework, its fairly straightforward.