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1. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND What is required of a vessel navigating near an area of restricted visibility?
A power-driven vessel shall have her engines ready for immediate maneuver. She must sound appropriate sound signals. If she detects another vessel by radar, she shall determine if risk of collision exists. All of the above
2. INLAND ONLY Which statement is TRUE concerning the fog signal of a sailing vessel 25 meters in length anchored in a "special anchorage area" approved by the Secretary of Transportation?
The vessel is not required to sound a fog signal. The vessel shall ring a bell for 5 seconds every minute. The vessel shall sound one blast of the whistle every 2 minutes. The vessel shall sound three blasts on the whistle every 2 minutes.
3. INLAND ONLY Only law enforcement vessels are permitted to show __________.
two red lights in a vertical line a flashing yellow light an alternately flashing red and yellow light a flashing blue light
4. INLAND ONLY At night, a light signal consisting of two flashes by a vessel indicates __________.
an intention to communicate over radiotelephone that the vessel is in distress an intention to leave another vessel to port an intention to leave another vessel to starboard
5. INLAND ONLY At night, what lights are required on barges moored in a group formation at a river bank?
A flashing yellow light placed at each of the upstream and downstream ends of the group A white light placed at the corners farthest from the bank of each barge in the group A white light placed at the corners farthest from the bank on each of the upstream and downstream ends of the group Two red lights in a vertical line placed at the corners farthest from the bank on each of the upstream and downstream ends of the group
6. INTERNATIONAL ONLY A light used to signal passing intentions must be an __________.
alternating red and yellow light alternating white and yellow light all-round white or yellow light all-round white light only
7. 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
8. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A power-driven vessel towing another vessel astern (tow less than 200 meters) shall show __________.
a small white light abaft the funnel three masthead lights in a vertical line instead of either the forward or after masthead lights two masthead lights in a vertical line instead of either the forward or after masthead lights two towing lights in a vertical line at the stern
9. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel not under command, underway but not making way, would show __________.
two all-round red lights in a vertical line sidelights a sternlight All of the above
10. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are underway in a fog when you hear a whistle signal of one prolonged blast followed by two short blasts. This signal could indicate all of the following EXCEPT a vessel __________.
being towed not under command fishing with trawls towing astern