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1. INTERNATIONAL ONLY Which vessel would NOT sound a fog signal of one prolonged and two short blasts?

A vessel not under command
A vessel constrained by her draft
A vessel being towed
A vessel sailing

2. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel "restricted in her ability to maneuver" is one which __________.

from the nature of her work is unable to maneuver as required by the rules
through some exceptional circumstance is unable to maneuver as required by the rules
due to adverse weather conditions is unable to maneuver as required by the rules
has lost steering and is unable to maneuver

3. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Lighting requirements in inland waters are different from those in international waters for __________.

barges being pushed ahead
vessels constrained by their draft
vessels towing by pushing ahead
All of the above

4. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel being towed at night must show __________.

a white all-round light
sidelights and a sternlight
a flashing yellow light
forward and after masthead lights

5. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND The duration of each blast of the whistle signals used in meeting and crossing situations is __________.

about 1 second
2 or 4 seconds
4 to 6 seconds
8 to 10 seconds

6. INLAND ONLY You are meeting another vessel head-on and sound one short blast as a passing signal. The other vessel answers with two short blasts. What should be your next action?

Pass on the other vessel's starboard side.
Sound the danger signal.
Pass astern of the other vessel.
Hold your course and speed.

7. INTERNATIONAL ONLY You are approaching another vessel and will pass starboard to starboard without danger if no course changes are made. You should __________.

hold course and sound a two blast whistle signal
hold course and sound no whistle signal
change course to the right and sound one blast
hold course and sound two prolonged and two short blasts

8. 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

9. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND By radar alone, you detect a vessel ahead on a collision course, about 3 miles distant. Your radar plot shows this to be a meeting situation. You should __________.

turn to port
turn to starboard
maintain course and speed and sound the danger signal
maintain course and speed and sound no signal

10. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel engaged in fishing, and at anchor, should exhibit __________.

an anchor light
sidelights and sternlight
three lights in a vertical line, the highest and lowest being red, and the middle being white
None of the above