CFR help third mate test

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Hello, I am taking my third mate test soon and I am trying to learn the CFR questions. I am a bit confused on how to use and find the answers in the CFRs. From what I understand all the answers are in CFR 46 and 33, just different subchapters? If someone could explain this memorization tool it would be greatly appreciated.

I have seen other forms with the memorization tool: dinocet tcdpulp which comes out to
Subchapter---------- Question type

D…T… Tanker, tankship etc.

I… C…Cargo vessel

N… D… Dangerous, hazardous cargo

O… .P… Pollution

C… U…Uninspected vessel

E… L… Load lines, certs.

T… P… Small Passenger regs.

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There are three CFR titles:
33 CFR Parts 1-199
46 CFR Parts 1-199
49 CFR Parts 100-177

All of these CFRs are available in the exam room. What do you need a memorization tool for? the information you listed above is all available in the table of contents of each title.

What I did to help was print the table of contents off the Web using the pdf format of the CFRs. Then you need to actually answer some practice questions. I used ecfr to look up the section I wanted based on the table of contents that I printed. And the more practice questions you answer, the more you will get the hang of using the CFRs. But don’t waste your time memorizing anything.

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You do enough questions and you’ll just know where to look it up.

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After taking the test recently, knowing DINOCET has helped me enough to find one or two questions, the rest of the CFR questions are easily memorized.

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Thank you for the help. Printing out the table of contents sounds like a good idea.

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thanks for the info.