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1. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A power-driven vessel has on her port side a sailing vessel which is on a collision course. The power-driven vessel is to __________.
maintain course and speed keep clear, passing at a safe distance sound one blast and turn to starboard stop her engines
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 Which vessel must show a masthead light abaft of and higher than her identifying lights?
A 55-meter vessel fishing A 55-meter vessel trawling A 100-meter vessel not under command A 20-meter vessel engaged on pilotage duty
4. INLAND ONLY You are the stand-on vessel in a crossing situation. The other vessel is showing an alternating red and yellow light. Which action should you take?
Stand on. Heave to. Alter course to assist. Yield the right-of-way.
5. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND In a crossing situation, which vessel may sound the danger signal?
Give-way vessel Stand-on vessel Either vessel Neither vessel
6. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Your vessel is aground in fog. In addition to the regular anchor signals, you will be sounding __________.
three strokes of the gong before and after the rapid ringing of the gong a blast on the whistle three strokes of the bell before and after the rapid ringing of the bell no additional signals
7. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND What describes a head-on situation?
Seeing one red light of a vessel directly ahead Seeing two forward white towing lights in a vertical line on a towing vessel directly ahead Seeing both sidelights of a vessel directly off your starboard beam Seeing both sidelights of a vessel directly ahead
8. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel may use any sound or light signals to attract the attention of another vessel as long as __________.
white lights are not used red and green lights are not used the vessel signals such intentions over the radiotelephone the signal cannot be mistaken for a signal authorized by the Rules
9. INLAND ONLY A partially submerged object towed by a vessel must show during the day one __________.
diamond shape regardless of length of the tow diamond shape only 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
10. INLAND ONLY A flashing blue light is used to identify __________.
law enforcement vessels U.S. submarines air-cushion vessels in the nondisplacement mode dredge pipelines on trestles