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1. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND While underway in fog, you hear a signal of one prolonged blast followed by three short blasts. This is the fog signal for a vessel __________.
towing being towed (manned) under sail at anchor
2. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A head-on situation at night is one in which you see dead ahead a vessel showing __________.
one sidelight one sidelight and a masthead light one sidelight and two masthead lights both sidelights of a vessel and her masthead light(s)
3. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND The word "vessel", in the Rules, includes __________.
a barge permanently affixed to the shore nondisplacement craft a drilling unit attached to the Outer Continental Shelf All of the above
4. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND While underway in fog, you hear a prolonged blast from another vessel. This signal indicates a __________.
sailboat underway power-driven vessel underway, towing power-driven vessel underway vessel being towed
5. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND At night, which lights are required to be shown by a dredge on the side of the dredge which another vessel may pass?
One red light Two red lights One white light Two green lights
6. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A power-driven vessel exhibits the same lights as a __________.
vessel towing, when not underway vessel towing astern sailing vessel pushing vessel and a vessel being pushed, when they are in a composite unit
7. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A tug is towing three manned barges in line in fog. The third vessel of the tow should sound __________.
no fog signal one prolonged and two short blasts one prolonged and three short blasts one prolonged, one short and one prolonged blast
8. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND When navigating in restricted visibility, a power-driven vessel shall __________.
stop her engines when hearing a fog signal forward of her beam, even if risk of collision does not exist have her engines ready for immediate maneuver when making way, sound one prolonged blast at intervals of not more than one minute operate at a speed to be able to stop in the distance of her visibility
9. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND The NAVIGATION RULES define a "vessel not under command" as a vessel which __________.
from the nature of her work is unable to keep out of the way of another vessel through some exceptional circumstance is unable to maneuver as required by the rules by taking action contrary to the rules has created a special circumstance situation is moored, aground or anchored in a fairway
10. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND What is the minimum sound signaling equipment required aboard a vessel 14 meters in length?
Any means of making an efficient sound signal A bell only A whistle only A bell and a whistle