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1. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are in restricted visibility and hear a fog signal forward of the beam. Nothing appears on your radar screen. You must __________.
stop your engines sound two prolonged blasts of the whistle sound the danger signal slow to bare steerageway
2. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which is a distress signal?
Firing of green star shells Sounding 5 short blasts on the whistle Answering a one blast whistle signal with two blasts A flaming barrel of oil on deck
3. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Five or more short blasts on a vessel's whistle indicates that she is __________.
in doubt that another vessel is taking sufficient action to avoid a collision altering course to starboard altering course to port the stand-on vessel and will maintain course and speed
4. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel approaching your vessel from 235° relative is in what type of situation?
Meeting Overtaking Crossing Passing
5. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Traffic separation schemes __________.
provide routing and scheduling procedures to reduce shipping delays provide traffic patterns in congested areas, so that vessels can operate without having a separate lookout provide inbound and outbound lanes to promote the safe flow of vessel traffic prohibit vessels carrying hazardous cargoes from entering waters that are environmentally sensitive
6. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are in charge of a stand-on vessel in a crossing situation. The other vessel is 1.5 miles to port. You believe that risk of collision exists. You should __________.
take avoiding action immediately upon determining that risk of collision exists immediately sound the danger signal, and change course take avoiding action only after giving the give-way vessel time to take action, and determining that her action is not appropriate hold course and speed until the point of extremis, and then sound the danger signal, taking whatever action will best avoid collision
7. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND For the purpose of the Rules, except where otherwise required, the term __________.
"vessel" includes seaplanes "seaplane" includes nondisplacement craft "vessel engaged in fishing" includes a vessel fishing with trolling lines "vessel restricted in her ability to maneuver" includes fishing vessels
8. INTERNATIONAL ONLY What whistle signal, if any, would be sounded when two vessels are meeting, but will pass clear starboard to starboard?
One short blast Two short blasts Five or more short blasts No signal is required.
9. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are fishing at night, and you sight a vessel showing three lights in a vertical line. The upper and lower lights are red and the middle light is white. Which statement is TRUE?
You must keep out of the way of the other vessel. The other vessel is responsible to keep out of your way. The other vessel is at anchor. The rule of special circumstances applies.
10. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which lights would be shown at night by a vessel which is restricted in her ability to deviate from her course?
Three red lights in a vertical line Three white lights in a vertical line Three lights in a vertical line, the highest and lowest white and the middle red Three lights in a vertical line, the highest and lowest red and the middle white