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1. INTERNATIONAL ONLY Two power-driven vessels are meeting. A two blast whistle signal by either vessel means __________.
"I intend to alter course to port" "I desire to pass starboard to starboard" "I desire to pass port to port" "I am altering course to port"
2. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A sailing vessel with the wind abaft the beam is navigating in fog. She should sound __________.
three short blasts one prolonged blast one prolonged and two short blasts two prolonged blasts
3. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A power-driven vessel shows the same lights as a __________.
vessel engaged in towing, when not underway vessel towing astern sailing vessel pushing vessel and a vessel being pushed, when they are rigidly connected in a composite unit
4. INLAND ONLY What is not contained in the Inland Navigation Rules?
An inconspicuous, partly submerged object Lights on pipelines A vessel constrained by her draft An air-cushion vessel
5. 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
6. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND When navigating in restricted visibility, a power-driven vessel shall __________.
stop her engines when hearing a fog signal forward of her beam, even if risk of collision does not exist have her engines ready for immediate maneuver when making way, sound one prolonged blast at intervals of not more than one minute operate at a speed to be able to stop in the distance of her visibility
7. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel engaged in fishing must display a light in the direction of any gear that extends outward more than 150 meters. The color of this light is __________.
white green red yellow
8. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A 45-meter vessel is pulling a 210-meter tow. She may exhibit __________.
a masthead light forward, and two masthead lights in a vertical line aft three masthead lights forward and one aft two masthead lights forward and no after masthead light three masthead lights aft and none forward
9. INLAND ONLY A towing vessel pushing ahead on the Western Rivers above the Huey P. Long bridge must show __________.
sidelights only sidelights and towing lights sidelights, towing lights, and two masthead lights sidelights, towing lights, and three masthead lights
10. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which statement is TRUE concerning a partly submerged vessel being towed?
It must show a yellow light at each end. It will show red lights along its length. A diamond shape will be carried at the aftermost extremity of the tow. All of the above