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1. INLAND ONLY You are overtaking another power-driven vessel and sound a whistle signal indicating that you intend to pass the vessel along her starboard side. If the other vessel answers your signal with five short and rapid blasts, you should __________.

pass the other vessel along her starboard side
sound five short and rapid blasts and pass along her starboard side
not overtake the other vessel until both vessels exchange the same passing signal
not overtake the other vessel until she sounds another five short and rapid blast signal

2. INTERNATIONAL ONLY Which vessel would NOT sound a fog signal of one prolonged and two short blasts?

A vessel not under command
A vessel constrained by her draft
A vessel being towed
A vessel sailing

3. INTERNATIONAL ONLY A partially submerged object towed by a vessel must show during the day one __________.

diamond shape when the length of the tow is 200 meters or less
diamond shape when the length of the tow exceeds 200 meters in length
black ball
black ball only when the length of the tow exceeds 200 meters in length

4. INLAND ONLY Your vessel must remain in a narrow channel for safe operation. Another vessel is crossing the channel from your starboard. You do not think she will pass safely. You MUST __________.

stop your vessel, since the other vessel has the right of way
sound one short blast of the whistle, and turn to starboard
sound the danger signal
stop your engines, and you may sound the danger signal

5. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel which is unable to maneuver due to some exceptional circumstance, shall show two red lights in a vertical line and __________.

during the day, three balls in a vertical line
during the day, three shapes, the highest and lowest being balls and the middle being a diamond
when making way at night, sidelights and a sternlight
when making way at night, masthead lights, sidelights, and a sternlight

6. INLAND ONLY A power-driven vessel, when leaving a dock or berth, is required to sound __________.

four short blasts
one long blast
one prolonged blast
No signal is required.

7. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Five or more short blasts on a vessel's whistle indicates that she is __________.

in doubt that another vessel is taking sufficient action to avoid a collision
altering course to starboard
altering course to port
the stand-on vessel and will maintain course and speed

8. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You sight another power-driven vessel dead-ahead showing both the red and green sidelights. The required action to take would be to __________.

carefully watch his compass bearing
start a radar plot in order to ascertain his course
alter your course to port
alter your course to starboard

9. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND During the day, a dredge will indicate the side on which it is safe to pass by displaying __________.

two balls in a vertical line
two diamonds in a vertical line
a single black ball
no shape is shown during the day

10. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND At night you observe a vessel ahead show three flashes of a white light. This signal indicates that the vessel ahead is __________.

in distress
approaching a bend in the channel
operating astern propulsion
intending to overtake another vessel