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1. INLAND ONLY You are overtaking a power-driven vessel in a narrow channel and wish to leave her on your starboard side. You may __________.
attempt to contact her on the radiotelephone to arrange for the passage proceed to overtake her without sounding whistle signals sound five short blasts All of the above
2. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND While underway in fog you hear a vessel sound one prolonged blast followed by two short blasts. What does this signal indicate?
A vessel towing A vessel being towed A pilot vessel engaged on pilotage duty A vessel aground
3. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND While underway in fog, you hear a vessel ahead sound two prolonged blasts on the whistle. You should __________.
sound two blasts and change course to the left sound only fog signals until the other vessel is sighted sound whistle signals only if you change course not sound any whistle signals until the other vessel is sighted
4. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which statement is TRUE, according to the Rules?
A vessel engaged in fishing shall keep out of the way of a sailing vessel. A vessel not under command shall keep out of the way of a vessel engaged in fishing. A vessel engaged in fishing while underway shall, so far as possible, keep out of the way of a vessel restricted in her ability to maneuver. A vessel not under command shall keep out of the way of a vessel restricted in her ability to maneuver.
5. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND The minimum length of a power-driven vessel that must show forward and after masthead lights is __________.
30 meters 50 meters 75 meters 100 meters
6. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are on a vessel nearing a bend in the channel where, because of the height of the bank, you cannot see a vessel approaching from the opposite direction. You should sound __________.
one short blast one prolonged blast one long blast five or more short blasts
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. 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
9. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel nearing a bend or an area of a channel or fairway where other vessels may be hidden by an obstruction shall __________.
sound the danger signal sound a prolonged blast take all way off post a look-out
10. INLAND ONLY A barge more than 50 meters long is required to show how many white anchor lights when anchored in a Secretary of Transportation approved "special anchorage area"?
None One Two One, on the near approach of another vessel