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1. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND If a sailing vessel with the wind on the port side sees a sailing vessel to windward and cannot tell whether the other vessel has the wind on the port or starboard side, she shall __________.

hold course and speed
sound the danger signal
keep out of the way of the other vessel
turn to port and come into the wind

2. INLAND ONLY Yellow lights are NOT used to identify __________.

a dredge pipeline on a trestle
the heads of tows being pushed ahead by tugboats
purse seiners
a seaplane on the water

3. INLAND ONLY A power-driven vessel crossing a river on the Great Lakes or Western Rivers, must keep out of the way of a power-driven vessel __________.

descending the river with a tow
ascending the river with a tow
ascending the river without a tow
All of the above

4. INLAND ONLY If you were coming up on another power-driven vessel from dead astern and desired to overtake on the other vessel's starboard side, which whistle signal would you sound?

One short blast
One prolonged blast
Two short blasts
Two prolonged blasts

5. INLAND ONLY A barge more than 50 meters long, at anchor in a "special anchorage area designated by the Secretary", isrequired to show how many white anchor lights?

One
None
One, on the near approach of another vessel
Two

6. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are approaching a vessel dredging during the day and see two balls in a vertical line on the port side of the dredge. These shapes mean that __________.

you should pass on the port side of the dredge
there is an obstruction on the port side of the dredge
the dredge is not under command
the dredge is moored

7. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A tug is towing three manned barges in line in fog. The second vessel of the tow should sound __________.

no fog signal
one short blast
one prolonged and three short blasts
one prolonged and two short blasts

8. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND When is a stand-on vessel FIRST allowed by the Rules to take action in order to avoid collision?

When the two vessels are less than half a mile from each other.
When the give-way vessel is not taking appropriate action to avoid collision.
When collision is imminent.
The stand-on vessel is never allowed to take action.

9. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel may exhibit lights other than those prescribed by the Rules as long as the additional lights __________.

do not interfere with the keeping of a proper look-out
are not the color of either sidelight
have a lesser range than the prescribed lights
All of the above

10. INLAND ONLY Two vessels in a crossing situation have reached agreement by radiotelephone as to the intentions of the other. In this situation, whistle signals are __________.

required
not required, but may be sounded
required if crossing within half a mile
required when crossing within one mile