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1. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You sight another power-driven vessel dead-ahead showing both the red and green sidelights. The required action to take would be to __________.

carefully watch his compass bearing
start a radar plot in order to ascertain his course
alter your course to port
alter your course to starboard

2. INTERNATIONAL ONLY To indicate that a vessel is constrained by her draft, a vessel may display, in a vertical line, __________.

three 360° red lights
two 225° red lights
three 360° blue lights
two 225° blue lights

3. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel which is fishing must show sidelights and a sternlight only when __________.

anchored
underway
dead in the water
underway and making way

4. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which vessel is a "vessel restricted in her ability to maneuver" under the Rules?

A vessel mineclearing
A vessel engaged in fishing
A vessel at anchor
A vessel not under command

5. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which vessel MUST show two masthead lights in a vertical line?

A power-driven vessel less than 50 meters in length with a 20-meter tow
A sailing vessel towing a small vessel astern
A vessel not under command
A vessel engaged in dredging

6. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which vessel must show a towing light above the sternlight?

A vessel pushing three barges ahead
A vessel towing alongside
A vessel with a 150-meter tow astern
None of the above

7. INLAND ONLY A vessel displaying an alternating red and yellow light is __________.

in distress
enforcing the law
engaged in public safety activities
restricted in its ability to maneuver

8. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are underway in fog and you hear one prolonged blast followed by two short blasts. This is a vessel __________.

towing
engaged on pilotage duty
aground in a fairway
stopped and making no way through the water

9. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND At night, a vessel shall indicate that she is restricted in her ability to maneuver by showing in a vertical line two __________.

red lights
red lights and two white lights
red lights with a white light in between
white lights with a red light in between

10. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which statement about the Navigation Rules is TRUE?

The rules require vessels to comply with Traffic Separation Scheme regulations.
The rules use the term "safe speed."
The Rules permit a stand-on vessel to take action prior to being in extremis.
All of the above are correct.