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1. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND At night, a vessel which is less than 7 meters in length and anchored in an area where other vessels do not normally navigate is __________.
not required to show any anchor lights required to show a flare-up light required to show one white light required to show sidelights and a sternlight
2. INTERNATIONAL ONLY A signal of intent must be sounded in international waters by __________.
a vessel meeting another head-on a vessel overtaking another in a narrow channel a vessel crossing the course of another the give-way vessel in a crossing situation
3. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A bell is used to sound a fog signal for a __________.
power-driven vessel underway sailing vessel at anchor vessel engaged in fishing vessel not under command
4. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel is being propelled both by sail and by engines. Under the Rules, the vessel is __________.
a "special circumstance" vessel not covered under any category a sail vessel a power-driven vessel
5. INLAND ONLY If you were coming up on another power-driven vessel from dead astern and desired to overtake on the other vessel's starboard side, which whistle signal would you sound?
One short blast One prolonged blast Two short blasts Two prolonged blasts
6. INTERNATIONAL ONLY You are in charge of a 250-meter freight vessel constrained by her draft proceeding down a narrow channel. There is a vessel engaged in fishing on your starboard bow half a mile away. According to Rule 9, which statement is TRUE?
You are not to impede the fishing vessel. If you are in doubt as to the fishing vessel's intentions you may sound at least five short and rapid blasts on the whistle. You are to slow to bare steerageway until clear of the fishing vessel. You must sound one prolonged blast to alert the fishing vessel.
7. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You hear the fog signal of another vessel forward of your beam. Risk of collision may exist. You MUST __________.
take all way off, if necessary stop your engines begin a radar plot All of the above
8. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Sailing vessels are stand-on over power-driven vessels except __________.
in a crossing situation in a meeting situation when they are the overtaking vessel on the inland waters of the U.S.
9. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which statement is TRUE concerning the light used to accompany whistle signals?
It is mandatory to use such a light. The light shall have the same characteristics as a masthead light. It is used to supplement short blasts of the whistle. All of the above
10. INTERNATIONAL ONLY Two prolonged blasts followed by one short blast on the whistle is a signal which would be sounded by a vessel __________.
overtaking another in a narrow channel anchored engaged in mineclearance engaged in fishing