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1. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which statement is true concerning a towing light when a towing vessel is towing astern?
When a towing light is shown, no sternlight is necessary. When a sternlight is shown, no towing light is necessary. The towing light is shown below the sternlight. The towing light is shown above the sternlight.
2. INLAND ONLY Signals shall be sounded by a power-driven vessel intending to overtake __________.
any vessel when within half a mile of that vessel another power-driven vessel when both power-driven vessels are in sight of one another any vessel when both are in sight of one another another power-driven vessel only when within half a mile of that power-driven vessel
3. INTERNATIONAL ONLY Your vessel is constrained by her draft and operating in a narrow channel. Another vessel is crossing your course from starboard to port. You are in doubt as to her intentions. According to Rule 9, you __________.
should sound one short blast to indicate that you are holding course and speed must sound one prolonged blast may sound the danger signal are required to back down
4. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND While underway in fog, you hear a vessel ahead sound two prolonged blasts on the whistle. You should __________.
sound two blasts and change course to the left sound only fog signals until the other vessel is sighted sound whistle signals only if you change course not sound any whistle signals until the other vessel is sighted
5. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel engaged in fishing while at anchor shall sound a fog signal of __________.
one prolonged and two short blasts at two-minute intervals one prolonged and three short blasts at two-minute intervals a rapid ringing of the bell for five seconds at one-minute intervals a sounding of the bell and gong at one-minute intervals
6. INLAND ONLY When power-driven vessels are crossing, a signal of one short blast by either vessel means __________.
"I intend to leave you on my port side" "I intend to hold course and speed" "I intend to change course to starboard" "I request a departure from the Rules"
7. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which vessel would exhibit sidelights when underway and not making way?
A vessel trawling A vessel not under command A pilot vessel A vessel engaged in dredging
8. INTERNATIONAL ONLY If a vessel displays three all-round red lights in a vertical line at night, during the day she may show __________.
three balls in a vertical line a cylinder two diamonds in a vertical line two cones, apexes together
9. INLAND ONLY Your vessel is meeting another vessel head-on. To comply with the rules, you should exchange __________.
one short blast, alter course to the left, and pass starboard to starboard two short blasts, alter course to the left, and pass starboard to starboard one short blast, alter course to the right, and pass port to port two short blasts, alter course to the right, and pass port to port
10. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND The rules require which factor to be taken into account when determining safe speed?
The construction of the vessel The experience of the vessel's crew The location of vessels detected by radar All of the above