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1. INLAND ONLY Your vessel is meeting another vessel head-on. To comply with the rules, you should exchange __________.

one short blast, alter course to the left, and pass starboard to starboard
two short blasts, alter course to the left, and pass starboard to starboard
one short blast, alter course to the right, and pass port to port
two short blasts, alter course to the right, and pass port to port

2. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND What dayshape must be shown by a vessel over 20 meters fishing which has gear extending more than 150 meters horizontally outward from it?

One black ball
One diamond shape
One cone with its apex upwards
One basket

3. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND In DIAGRAM 5, vessel "A", which is pushing ahead, and vessel "B" are crossing. Which is the stand-on vessel?

Vessel "A" is the stand-on vessel because she is to port of vessel "B".
Vessel "A" is the stand-on vessel because she is pushing ahead.
Vessel "B" is the stand-on vessel because she is to starboard of vessel "A".
Neither vessel is the stand-on vessel in this situation.

4. INLAND ONLY Which term is NOT defined in the Inland Navigation Rules?

Towing light
Vessel constrained by her draft
In sight
Restricted visibility

5. INLAND ONLY A power-driven vessel pushing ahead or towing alongside on the Mississippi River, below the Huey P. Long Bridge, shall carry __________.

two masthead lights, sidelights and sternlight
two masthead lights, sidelights and two towing lights
sidelights and two towing lights
one masthead light, sidelights and sternlight

6. INLAND ONLY When power-driven vessels are in a crossing situation, one short blast by either vessel would mean __________.

"I intend to leave you on my port side"
"I intend to hold course and speed"
"I intend to change course to starboard"
"I request a departure from the rules"

7. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Traffic separation schemes established by the International Maritime Organization __________.

provide inbound and outbound lanes to promote the safe flow of vessel traffic
provide vessel reporting systems to assist in search and rescue in the event of a vessel casualty
provide routing and vessel scheduling procedures to reduce shipping delays
prohibit vessels carrying hazardous cargos from entering waters that are environmentally sensitive

8. INLAND ONLY Which signal must a power-driven vessel give, in addition to one prolonged blast, when backing out of a berth with another vessel in sight?

2 short blasts
1 blast
3 short blasts
4 blasts

9. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND While underway your vessel approaches a bend in a river where, due to the bank, you cannot see around the bend. You should __________.

keep to the starboard side of the channel and sound one short blast
sound the danger signal
sound one prolonged blast
slow your vessel to bare steerageway

10. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel may exhibit lights other than those prescribed by the Rules as long as the additional lights __________.

are not the same color as either side light
have a lesser range of visibility than the prescribed lights
do not impair the visibility or distinctive character of the prescribed lights
All of the above