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1. INLAND ONLY What characteristic must a light have if used to signal passing intentions?
It must be an all-round white light. It must be an alternating blue and white light. It must be either an all-round white or an all-round yellow light. It must be an alternating red and yellow light.
2. INLAND ONLY Yellow lights are NOT used to identify __________.
U.S. submarines vessels pushing ahead law enforcement vessels dredge pipelines on trestles
3. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND If a rowboat underway does NOT show the lights specified for a sailing vessel underway, it shall show a __________.
white light from sunset to sunrise combined lantern showing green to starboard and red to port and shown from sunset to sunrise combined lantern showing green to starboard and red to port and shown in sufficient time to prevent collision white light shown in sufficient time to prevent collision
4. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are approaching a bend in a river where, due to the bank, you cannot see around the other side. A vessel on the other side of the bend sounds one prolonged blast. You should __________.
sound passing signals not sound any signal until you sight the other vessel sound a prolonged blast sound the danger signal
5. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A pilot vessel on pilotage duty shall show identity lights __________.
at any time while underway while at anchor while alongside a vessel All of the above
6. INLAND ONLY Your vessel is meeting another vessel head-on. To comply with the rules, you should exchange __________.
one short blast, alter course to port, and pass starboard to starboard one short blast, alter course to starboard, and pass port to port two short blasts, alter course to port, and pass starboard to starboard two short blasts, alter course to starboard, and pass port to port
7. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND During the day, a vessel picking up a submarine cable shall carry __________.
three shapes, the highest and lowest shall be red balls, and the middle shall be a white diamond two black balls three shapes; the highest and lowest shall be black balls, and the middle shall be a red diamond three shapes; the highest and lowest shall be black balls and the middle shall be a black diamond
8. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND During the day, a vessel picking up a submarine cable shall carry __________.
9. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel, which is unable to maneuver due to some exceptional circumstance, shall exhibit __________.
during the day, three balls in a vertical line during the day, three shapes, the highest and lowest being balls and the middle being a diamond when making way at night, two all-round red lights, sidelights, and a sternlight when making way at night, masthead lights, sidelights, and a sternlight
10. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Risk of collision is considered to exist if __________.
four vessels are nearby a vessel has a steady bearing at a constant range there is any doubt that a risk of collision exists a special circumstance situation is apparent
