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1. INLAND ONLY You are the stand-on vessel in an overtaking situation. The other vessel is showing an alternately flashing red-and-yellow light. What action should you take?

Alter course to assist
Give-way
Stand on
Heave to

2. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which lights would be shown at night by a vessel which is restricted in her ability to deviate from her course?

Three red lights in a vertical line
Three white lights in a vertical line
Three lights in a vertical line, the highest and lowest white and the middle red
Three lights in a vertical line, the highest and lowest red and the middle white

3. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are underway in fog and you hear three distinct bell strokes followed by five seconds of rapid bell ringing followed by three distinct bell strokes. This signal indicates a vessel __________.

aground
engaged in underwater construction
at anchor
in distress

4. 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"

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

white light
red light
yellow light
blue light

6. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are crossing a narrow channel in an 18-meter tug when you sight a loaded tankship off your port bow coming up the channel. Which statement is correct?

Neither vessel is the stand-on vessel because the tankship is crossing.
You cannot impede the safe passage of the tankship.
The tankship is the stand-on vessel because it is in the channel.
The tankship is the stand-on vessel because it is the larger of the two vessels.

7. 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

8. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are at anchor in fog on a 120-meter power-driven vessel. You hear the fog signal of a vessel approaching off your port bow. You may sound __________.

one prolonged, one short and one prolonged
two short blasts
one short, one prolonged, and one short blast
one prolonged blast

9. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Distress signals may be __________.

red flares
smoke signals
sound signals
Any of the above

10. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND While underway and making way your vessel enters fog. Which fog signal should you sound every two minutes?

One prolonged blast
Two prolonged blasts
Three short blasts
A prolonged blast and three short blasts