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1. INTERNATIONAL ONLY Which signal is sounded ONLY by a vessel in sight of another and NOT in or near an area of restricted visibility?
Four short blasts on the whistle One prolonged blast on the whistle One short blast on the whistle One short, one prolonged, and one short blast on the whistle
2. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A "head on" situation shall be deemed to exist at night when a power-driven vessel sees another power-driven vessel ahead and __________.
one sidelight and the masthead light are visible the vessels will pass closer than half a mile both vessels sound one prolonged blast both sidelights and masthead light(s) are visible
3. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND While underway in fog, you hear the rapid ringing of a bell for about five seconds followed by the sounding of a gong for about five seconds. This signal came from a __________.
vessel engaged in fishing at anchor sailing vessel at anchor vessel 150 meters in length at anchor vessel aground
4. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel enagaged in fishing, and at anchor, shall show __________.
an anchor light sidelights and a sternlight three lights in a vertical line, the highest and lowest being red, and the middle being white None of the above
5. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A sailing vessel of over 20 meters in length underway must show a __________.
red light over a green light at the masthead white masthead light combined lantern sternlight
6. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND If you saw flames aboard a vessel but could see the vessel was not on fire, you would know that the __________.
crew was trying to get warm vessel required immediate assistance vessel was attempting to attract the attention of a pilot boat vessel was being illuminated for identification by aircraft
7. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A 200-meter vessel is aground in restricted visibility. Which signal is optional?
A whistle signal A gong signal A bell signal All of the above are optional.
8. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are approaching another vessel. She is about one mile distant and is on your starboard bow. You believe she will cross ahead of you. She then sounds a whistle signal of five short blasts. You should __________.
answer the signal and hold course and speed reduce speed slightly to make sure she will have room to pass make a large course change, and slow down if necessary wait for another whistle signal from the other vessel
9. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are underway in restricted visibility. You hear the fog signal of another vessel about 22° on your starboard bow. If danger of collision exists you must __________.
reduce your speed to bare steerageway slow your engines and let the other vessel pass ahead of you alter the course to starboard to pass around the other vessel's stern alter course to port to pass the other vessle on its port side
10. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel is "in sight" of another vessel when __________.
she can be observed by radar she can be observed visually from the other vessel she can be plotted on radar well enough to determine her heading her fog signal can be heard