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1. 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
2. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND What lights, if any, would you exhibit at night if your vessel were broken down and being towed by another vessel?
None Same lights as for a power-driven vessel underway A white light forward and a white light aft The colored sidelights and a white sternlight
3. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND In order for a stand-on vessel to take action in a situation, she must determine that the other vessel __________.
is restricted in her ability to maneuver has sounded the danger signal is not taking appropriate action has not changed course since risk of collision was determined
4. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND What is the minimum length of an anchored vessel which is required to show a white light both forward and aft?
50 meters 100 meters 150 meters 200 meters
5. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND In a crossing situation,a stand-on vessel which is forced to take action in order to avoid collision with a vessel on her own port side shall, if possible, avoid __________.
turning to port turning to starboard decreasing speed increasing speed
6. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are underway in restricted visibility. You hear the fog signal of another vessel about 22° on your starboard bow. If danger of collision exists you must __________.
reduce your speed to bare steerageway slow your engines and let the other vessel pass ahead of you alter the course to starboard to pass around the other vessel's stern alter course to port to pass the other vessle on its port side
7. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A 200-meter vessel is aground in restricted visibility. Which signal is optional?
A whistle signal A gong signal A bell signal All of the above are optional.
8. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are underway and hear a vessel continuously sounding her fog whistle. This indicates the other vessel __________.
desires to communicate by radio desires a pilot is in distress is aground
9. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND The arc of visibility for sidelights is from right ahead to __________.
22.5° abaft the beam abeam 22.5°Forward of the beam 135° abaft the beam
10. INLAND ONLY When power-driven vessels are in sight of one another, passing signals shall be sounded when __________.
meeting or crossing within half a mile of each other meeting within one mile of each other meeting or crossing at any distance crossing within one mile of each other