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1. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Your vessel is 75 meters in length and restricted in her ability to maneuver. Visibility is restricted. What signal do you sound if you are carrying out your work at anchor?
Five seconds ringing of a bell at intervals of not more than one minute One prolonged blast followed by two short blasts on the whistle at intervals of not more than two minutes Five seconds ringing of a bell and five second sounding of a gong at intervals of not more than one minute Four short blasts on the whistle at intervals of not more than two minutes
2. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A pilot vessel may continue to sound an identity signal if she is __________.
underway, but not making way aground being towed not engaged in pilotage duty
3. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND While underway in fog you hear another vessel sounding two prolonged blasts every two minutes. This signal indicates a vessel __________.
making way through the water towing drifting anchored
4. 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
5. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND What is NOT a vessel "restricted in her ability to maneuver"?
A vessel laying engaged in laying submarine cable A vessel towing with limited maneuverability due to a large unwieldy tow A deep-draft vessel that can only navigate in a dredged channel A towing vessel underway with a fuel barge alongside and taking on fuel
6. INTERNATIONAL ONLY Which vessel may NOT exhibit two red lights in a vertical line?
A vessel constrained by her draft A trawler fishing in close proximity to other trawlers A vessel aground A dredge
7. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND By night, you sight the lights of a vessel engaged in underwater operations. If an obstruction exists on the port side of the vessel, it will be marked by __________.
a floodlight two red lights in a vertical line a single red light any visible lights
8. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND If a sailing vessel with the wind on the port side sees a sailing vessel to windward and cannot tell whether the other vessel has the wind on the port or starboard side, she shall __________.
hold course and speed sound the danger signal keep out of the way of the other vessel turn to port and come into the wind
9. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A power-driven vessel, when towing another vessel astern shall show the light(s) in Diagram __________.
1 2 3 4
10. INTERNATIONAL ONLY You are approaching another vessel and will pass safely starboard to starboard without changing course. You should __________.
hold course and sound no whistle signal hold course and sound a two blast whistle signal change course to starboard and sound one blast hold course and sound one blast