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1. INLAND ONLY If your tug is pushing a barge ahead at night and it is not a composite unit, which light(s) should show aft on your vessel?
A white sternlight Two red lights Two towing lights A towing light over the sternlight
2. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND When navigating in restricted visibility, a power-driven vessel shall __________.
stop her engines when hearing a fog signal forward of her beam, even if risk of collision does not exist have her engines ready for immediate maneuver when making way, sound one prolonged blast at intervals of not more than one minute operate at a speed to be able to stop in the distance of her visibility
3. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A lantern combining the two sidelights and sternlight may be shown on a __________.
10-meter sailing vessel 20-meter vessel engaged in fishing and making way 25-meter power-driven vessel engaged in trolling 25-meter pilot vessel
4. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are in charge of a stand-on vessel in a crossing situation. The other vessel is 1.5 miles to port. You believe that risk of collision exists. You should __________.
take avoiding action immediately upon determining that risk of collision exists immediately sound the danger signal, and change course take avoiding action only after giving the give-way vessel time to take action, and determining that her action is not appropriate hold course and speed until the point of extremis, and then sound the danger signal, taking whatever action will best avoid collision
5. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND As defined in the Rules, a towing light is a yellow light having the same characteristics as a(n) __________.
masthead light all-round light sidelight sternlight
6. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND The duration of each blast of the whistle signals used in meeting and crossing situations is __________.
about 1 second 2 or 4 seconds 4 to 6 seconds 8 to 10 seconds
7. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND For a stand-on vessel to take action to avoid collision she shall, if possible, NOT __________.
decrease speed increase speed turn to port for a vessel on her port side turn to starboard for a vessel on her port side
8. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND When two power-driven vessels are meeting head-on and there is a risk of collision, each shall __________.
stop her engines alter course to starboard sound the danger signal back down
9. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND In determining "safe speed", the Rules list all of the following as factors which must be taken into account EXCEPT the __________.
limitations of radar equipment presence of background lights at night maximum horsepower of your vessel maneuverability of your vessel
10. INLAND ONLY A vessel of less than 20 meters in length at anchor at night in a "special anchorage area designated by the Secretary" __________.
must show one white light need not show any lights must show two white lights need show a light only on the approach of another vessel