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1. INTERNATIONAL ONLY Two power-driven vessels are meeting. A two blast whistle signal by either vessel means __________.
"I intend to alter course to port" "I desire to pass starboard to starboard" "I desire to pass port to port" "I am altering course to port"
2. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel 30 meters in length and aground would display a dayshape consisting of __________.
a cylinder one black ball two black balls in a vertical line three black balls in a vertical line
3. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND In restricted visibility a towed vessel must sound a fog signal when it is _____________ .
the last vessel in the tow the last vessel in the tow and it is carrying a crew manned, regardless of its position in the tow None of the above are correct
4. INTERNATIONAL ONLY In a narrow channel, a vessel trying to overtake another on the other vessel's port side, would sound a whistle signal of __________.
one short blast two short blasts two prolonged blasts followed by one short blast two prolonged blasts followed by two short blasts
5. INTERNATIONAL ONLY The light which may be used with a vessel's whistle must be __________.
used when the whistle is broken a white light used only at night used prior to sounding the whistle
6. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND The term "restricted visibility", when used in the Rules, refers to __________.
situations when you can see vessels on radar that you cannot see visually visibility of less than half a mile any condition where visibility is restricted visibility where you cannot see shore
7. INTERNATIONAL ONLY A partially submerged object towed by a vessel must show during the day one __________.
diamond shape when the length of the tow is 200 meters or less diamond shape when the length of the tow exceeds 200 meters in length black ball black ball only when the length of the tow exceeds 200 meters in length
8. INTERNATIONAL ONLY Which signal is sounded ONLY when vessels are NOT in sight of each other?
A signal of at least five short and rapid blasts Four short blasts on the whistle One prolonged, one short, one prolonged, and one short blast on the whistle, in that order Two short blasts on the whistle
9. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel using a traffic separation scheme is forbidden to __________.
proceed through an inappropriate traffic lane engaged in fishing in the separation zone cross a traffic lane enter the separation zone, even in a emergency
10. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND If two sailing vessels are running free with the wind on the same side, which one must keep clear of the other?
The one with the wind closest abeam The one to windward The one to leeward The one that sounds the first whistle signal