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1. INTERNATIONAL ONLY A light used to signal passing intentions must be an __________.

all-round white or yellow light
all-round yellow light only
all-round white light only
Any colored light is acceptable.

2. INLAND ONLY You have made your vessel up to a tow and are moving from a pier out into the main channel. Your engines are turning ahead. What whistle signal should you sound?

One prolonged and two short blasts
Three long blasts
One prolonged blast
Five or more short rapid blasts

3. INLAND ONLY You are proceeding in a channel in inland waters and are meeting an outbound vessel. Your responsibilities include __________.

keeping to that side of the channel which is on your vessel's port side
exchanging whistle signals if passing within half a mile
stopping your vessel and letting the outbound vessel initiate signals for passing
giving the outbound vessel the right of way

4. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND At specified intervals, a vessel towing in fog shall sound __________.

one prolonged blast
two prolonged blasts
one prolonged and two short blasts in succession
one prolonged and three short blasts in succession

5. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND When two power-driven vessels are crossing, which vessel is the stand-on vessel?

The vessel which is to starboard of the other vessel
The vessel which is to port of the other vessel
The larger vessel
The vessel that sounds the first whistle signal

6. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which vessel is, by definition, unable to keep out of the way of another vessel?

Vessel engaged in fishing
Vessel not making way
Vessel sailing
Vessel restricted in her ability to maneuver

7. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which vessel is "underway" within the meaning of the Rules?

A vessel at anchor with the engine turning
A vessel tied to an offshore mooring buoy
A vessel aground with the engine turning
A vessel drifting with the engine stopped

8. INTERNATIONAL ONLY A vessel not under command sounds the same fog signal as a vessel __________.

towing
constrained by her draft
under sail
All of the above

9. INTERNATIONAL ONLY To indicate that a vessel is constrained by her draft, a vessel may display, in a vertical line, __________.

three 360° red lights
two 225° red lights
three 360° blue lights
two 225° blue lights

10. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel being towed astern shall show at night __________.

the lights required for a power-driven vessel underway
only the required masthead lights
a sternlight only
sidelights and a sternlight