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1. 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
2. INTERNATIONAL ONLY To indicate that a vessel is constrained by her draft, a vessel may display, in a vertical line, __________.
three 360° red lights two 225° red lights three 360° blue lights two 225° blue lights
3. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel which is fishing must show sidelights and a sternlight only when __________.
anchored underway dead in the water underway and making way
4. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which vessel is a "vessel restricted in her ability to maneuver" under the Rules?
A vessel mineclearing A vessel engaged in fishing A vessel at anchor A vessel not under command
5. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which vessel MUST show two masthead lights in a vertical line?
A power-driven vessel less than 50 meters in length with a 20-meter tow A sailing vessel towing a small vessel astern A vessel not under command A vessel engaged in dredging
6. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which vessel must show a towing light above the sternlight?
A vessel pushing three barges ahead A vessel towing alongside A vessel with a 150-meter tow astern None of the above
7. INLAND ONLY A vessel displaying an alternating red and yellow light is __________.
in distress enforcing the law engaged in public safety activities restricted in its ability to maneuver
8. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are underway in fog and you hear one prolonged blast followed by two short blasts. This is a vessel __________.
towing engaged on pilotage duty aground in a fairway stopped and making no way through the water
9. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND At night, a vessel shall indicate that she is restricted in her ability to maneuver by showing in a vertical line two __________.
red lights red lights and two white lights red lights with a white light in between white lights with a red light in between
10. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which statement about the Navigation Rules is TRUE?
The rules require vessels to comply with Traffic Separation Scheme regulations. The rules use the term "safe speed." The Rules permit a stand-on vessel to take action prior to being in extremis. All of the above are correct.