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1. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A stand-on vessel in a crossing situation is allowed to take action when __________.

on a collision course
the vessels will pass within one mile
it becomes apparent to her that the give-way vessel is not taking appropriate action
the relative speed of the vessels indicates collision in less than six minutes

2. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Three short blasts of the whistle means __________.

"danger"
"I am in distress"
the vessel is not under command (broken down)
"I am operating astern propulsion"

3. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which vessel when anchored at night, would not be required to show anchor lights?

A vessel engaged in underwater operations
A vessel engaged in mine clearance
A vessel engaged on pilotage duty
A vessel engaged in survey operations

4. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND What determines if a vessel is "restricted in her ability to maneuver"?

Whether or not all of the vessel's control equipment is in working order
The vessel's draft in relation to the available depth of water
Whether the nature of the vessel's work limits maneuverability required by the Rules
Whether or not the vessel is the give-way vessel in a meeting situation

5. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A traffic separation zone is that part of a traffic separation scheme which __________.

is between the scheme and the nearest land
contains all the traffic moving in one direction
is designated as an anchorage area
separates traffic proceeding in one direction from traffic proceeding in the opposite direction

6. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which statement is TRUE regarding equipment for bell & gong signals?

A vessel of less than 12 meters in length need not have any sound signaling equipment.
Manual sounding of the signals must always be possible.
Any vessel over 12 meters in length must be provided with a gong.
Signals must be able to be sounded manually and automatically.

7. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A towing light, according to the Rules, is a __________.

white light
red light
yellow light
blue light

8. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND During the day, a dredge will indicate the side on which it is safe to pass by displaying __________.

two balls in a vertical line
two diamonds in a vertical line
a single black ball
no shape is shown during the day

9. INTERNATIONAL ONLY Which vessel may NOT exhibit two red lights in a vertical line?

A vessel constrained by her draft
A trawler fishing in close proximity to other trawlers
A vessel aground
A dredge

10. INLAND ONLY A barge more than 50 meters long is required to show how many white anchor lights when anchored in a Secretary of Transportation approved "special anchorage area"?

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