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1. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND If you do NOT understand the course or intention of an approaching vessel you should sound __________.
one short blast one prolonged blast not less than five short blasts not less than five prolonged blasts
2. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel is carrying three lights in a vertical line. The highest and lowest of these are red and the middle light is white. Which statement is always TRUE?
During the day, she would display three balls in a vertical line. If making way, she would show masthead lights at night. If at anchor, she need not show anchor lights while displaying identifying lights. Her fog signal would consist of a rapid ringing of a bell for five seconds every minute.
3. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A 25-meter vessel trawling will show the dayshape(s) consisting of __________.
a basket two balls two cones, apexes together a cone, apex downward
4. INLAND ONLY A power-driven vessel when pushing ahead or towing alongside on the Western Rivers (above the Huey P. Long Bridge on the Mississippi River) shall exhibit __________.
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
5. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which statement is TRUE when you are towing more than one barge astern at night?
Only the last barge in the tow must be lighted. Only the first and last barges in the tow must be lighted. All barges in the tow must be lighted. All barges, except unmanned barges, must be lighted.
6. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND What is the required fog signal for a manned vessel being towed at night?
One prolonged followed by one short blast One prolonged followed by three short blasts One prolonged followed by two short blasts Two prolonged blasts
7. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are underway and hear a vessel continuously sounding her fog whistle. This indicates the other vessel __________.
desires to communicate by radio desires a pilot is in distress is aground
8. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Navigation lights must be displayed in all weathers from sunset to sunrise. They also __________.
must be displayed when day signals are being used must be displayed when moored to a pier may be extinguished at night on open waters when no other vessels are in the area may be displayed during daylight
9. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND According to the Rules, a vessels length is her __________.
length between the perpendiculars length along the waterline length overall registered length
10. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND While underway in a fog you hear a signal of three strokes of a bell, a rapid ringing of the bell, and three more strokes of the bell. This signal is made by a vessel __________.
at anchor and giving warning aground at anchor and greater than 100 meters in length not under command and at anchor