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1. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which vessel must show a masthead light abaft of and higher than her identifying lights?
A 55-meter vessel fishing A 55-meter vessel trawling A 100-meter vessel not under command A 20-meter vessel engaged on pilotage duty
2. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel 25 meters in length must have which sound signaling appliance onboard?
None is required Whistle only Whistle and bell only Whistle, bell, and gong
3. INLAND ONLY Passing signals shall be sounded on inland waters by __________.
all vessels upon sighting another vessel rounding a bend in the channel towing vessel when meeting another towing vessel on a clear day with a 0.6 mile CPA (Closest Point of Approach) a power-driven vessel when crossing less than half a mile ahead of another power-driven vessel All of the above
4. INTERNATIONAL ONLY You are approaching another vessel and will pass starboard to starboard without danger if no course changes are made. You should __________.
hold course and sound a two blast whistle signal hold course and sound no whistle signal change course to the right and sound one blast hold course and sound two prolonged and two short blasts
5. 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
6. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which vessel is the stand-on vessel when two vessels crossing in fog are NOT in sight of one another?
The vessel which has the other on her own starboard side The vessel which has the other on her own port side The one which hears the other's fog signal first Neither vessel is the stand-on vessel.
7. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND At night, a broken down vessel being towed would show the same lights as __________.
a power-driven vessel underway the towing vessel a barge a vessel at anchor
8. INLAND ONLY Your vessel is meeting another vessel head-on. To comply with the steering and sailing rules, you should __________.
sound the danger signal sound one prolonged and two short blasts exchange two short blasts exchange one short blast
9. INTERNATIONAL ONLY A towing light is __________.
shown at the bow white in color shown in addition to the sternlight an all-round light
10. INLAND ONLY At night, a barge moored in a slip used primarily for mooring purposes shall __________.
not be required to be lighted show a white light at each corner show a red light at the bow and stern show a flashing yellow light at each corner