After completing repairs, "Amazone" joined the battleships of I Squadron for maneuvers in the Kattegat and the North Sea. In August, she took part in the annual maneuvers held with the combined fleet; these were also conducted in the North Sea, between 17 August and 11 September. During the exercises, she operated with I Scouting Group, and she was detached to Hamburg from 5 to 6 September. "Amazone" had the auxiliary hospital ship "Hansa" tied alongside for training, which caused damage to "Amazone"s hull, necessitating further repairs at the "Kaiserliche Werft" in Kiel that began on 21 September. Bruch left the ship at that time, and "KK" Gerhard Gerdes took command of the ship in October. The naval command initially planned to send "Amazone" to join the German squadron participating in the naval blockade of Venezuela of 1902–1903, but she was instead kept in European waters, being sent with I Squadron for its winter cruise to Bergen, Norway in December.