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1. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Your vessel is NOT making way, but is not in any way disabled. Another vessel is approaching you on your starboard beam. Which statement is TRUE?
Your vessel is obligated to stay out of the way. The other vessel must give way, since your vessel is stopped. You should be showing the lights or shapes for a vessel not under command. You should be showing the lights or shapes for a vessel restricted in her ability to maneuver.
2. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Two vessels are meeting head-on. How must the vessels pass?
One vessel must alter course while the other must continue on its course. The vessels should determine which will alter course by sounding whistle signals. Both vessels should alter course to port and pass starboard to starboard. Both vessels should alter course to starboard and pass port to port.
3. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND While underway in fog, you hear a vessel ahead sound two prolonged blasts on the whistle. You should __________.
sound only fog signals until the other vessel is sighted not sound any whistle signals until the other vessel is sighted sound two blasts and change course to the left sound whistle signals only if you change course
4. INTERNATIONAL ONLY Your vessel is crossing a narrow channel. A vessel to port is within the channel and crossing your course. She is showing a black cylinder. You should __________.
hold your course and speed not impede the other vessel exchange passing signals sound the danger signal
5. INLAND ONLY At night, a barge moored in a slip used primarily for mooring purposes shall __________.
show a flashing yellow light at each corner show a white light at each corner show a red light at the bow and stern not be required to be lighted
6. INTERNATIONAL ONLY Which statement is TRUE concerning a vessel "constrained by her draft"?
She is hampered because of her work. She is unable to maneuver due to some exceptional circumstance. She may be a vessel being towed. She must be a power-driven vessel.
7. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND While underway and in sight of another vessel crossing less than .5 mile away, you put your engines full speed astern. Which statement concerning whistle signals is TRUE?
You must sound three short blasts on the whistle. You must sound one blast if backing to starboard. You must sound whistle signals only if the vessels are meeting. You need not sound any whistle signals.
8. INTERNATIONAL ONLY Which whistle signal may be sounded by one of two vessels in sight of each other?
Four short blasts One prolonged blast One short blast One short, one prolonged, and one short blast
9. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND What is the minimum length of vessels required to show two anchor lights?
40 meters 50 meters 60 meters 70 meters
10. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel enagaged in fishing, and at anchor, shall show __________.
an anchor light sidelights and a sternlight three lights in a vertical line, the highest and lowest being red, and the middle being white None of the above