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1. INLAND ONLY A barge more than 50 meters long would be required to show how many white anchor lights when anchored in a Secretary of Transportation approved "special anchorage area"?
1 2 3 4
2. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are at anchor in fog on a 120-meter power-driven vessel. You hear the fog signal of a vessel approaching off your port bow. You may sound __________.
one prolonged, one short and one prolonged two short blasts one short, one prolonged, and one short blast one prolonged blast
3. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A sailing vessel underway at night may show __________.
a red light over a green light at the masthead a green light over a red light at the masthead two white lights in a vertical line at the stern an all-round white light at the bow
4. INLAND ONLY A power-driven vessel pushing ahead or towing alongside on the Mississippi River, above the Huey P. Long Bridge, shall carry __________.
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. In which situation would you consider a risk of collision to exist?
A vessel is one point on your starboard bow, range increasing, bearing changing slightly to the right. A vessel is broad on your starboard beam, range decreasing, bearing changing rapidly to the right. A vessel is two points abaft your port beam, range decreasing, bearing constant. A vessel is on your starboard quarter, range increasing, bearing is constant.
6. 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
7. INLAND ONLY You are navigating in a narrow channel and must remain in the channel for safe operation. Another vessel is crossing the channel ahead of you from your starboard and you doubt whether your vessel will pass safely. Which statement is TRUE?
You must stop your vessel, since the other vessel is the stand-on. You must sound one short blast of the whistle and turn to starboard. You must sound the danger signal. You must stop your engines and you may sound the danger signal.
8. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND "safe speed" is defined as that speed where __________.
you can stop within your visibility range the vessel is not subject to vibrations you are travelling slower than surrounding vessels you can take proper and effective action to avoid collision
9. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Barges being towed at night must exhibit navigation lights __________.
at all times only if manned only if towed astern Need not be lighted
10. INTERNATIONAL ONLY A vessel displaying three red lights in a vertical line is __________.
restricted in her ability to maneuver not under command engaged in mineclearing operations constrained by her draft