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1. INTERNATIONAL ONLY You are underway on the high seas in restricted visibility. You hear a fog signal of one prolonged and two short blasts. It could be any of the following EXCEPT a vessel __________.
minesweeping engaged in fishing constrained by her draft being towed
2. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Concerning the identification signal for a pilot vessel, in fog, which statement is TRUE?
When at anchor, the pilot vessel is only required to sound anchor signals. The identification signal must be sounded any time the pilot vessel is underway. The pilot vessel may only sound the identity signal when making way. All of the above
3. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You hear the fog signal of another vessel forward of your beam. Risk of collision may exist. You MUST __________.
reduce speed to bare steerageway stop your engines begin a radar plot All of the above
4. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND What must be TRUE in order for a stand-on vessel to take action to avoid collision by her maneuver alone?
She must be in sight of the give-way vessel. There must be risk of collision. She must determine that the give-way vessel is not taking appropriate action. All of the above
5. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND At night, power-driven vessels less than 12 meters in length may, instead of the underway lights for vessels under 50 meters, show which lights?
Sidelights and sternlight One all-round white light and sidelights Masthead light only Sternlight only
6. INTERNATIONAL ONLY Your vessel is backing out of a slip in a harbor and you can see that other vessels are approaching. You should sound __________.
three short blasts when leaving the slip one prolonged blast followed by three short blasts when the last line is taken aboard one prolonged blast only the danger signal
7. INLAND ONLY On the Western Rivers, a power-driven vessel crossing a river must __________.
maintain course and speed as you have the right of way over all vessels keep out of the way of any vessel descending the river keep out of the way of a power-driven vessel ascending or descending the river None of the above
8. INLAND ONLY What is not contained in the Inland Navigation Rules?
An inconspicuous, partly submerged object Lights on pipelines A vessel constrained by her draft An air-cushion vessel
9. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which procedure(s) shall be used to determine risk of collision?
Watching the compass bearing of an approaching vessel Systematic observation of objects detected by radar Long-range radar scanning All of the above
10. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel at anchor shall display, between sunrise and sunset, on the forward part of the vessel where it can best be seen __________.
one black ball two black balls one red ball two orange and white balls