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1. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A power-driven vessel has on her port side a sailing vessel which is on a collision course. The power-driven vessel is to __________.

maintain course and speed
keep clear, passing at a safe distance
sound one blast and turn to starboard
stop her engines

2. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel 30 meters in length and aground would display a dayshape consisting of __________.

a cylinder
one black ball
two black balls in a vertical line
three black balls in a vertical line

3. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which vessel must show a masthead light abaft of and higher than her identifying lights?

A 55-meter vessel fishing
A 55-meter vessel trawling
A 100-meter vessel not under command
A 20-meter vessel engaged on pilotage duty

4. INLAND ONLY You are the stand-on vessel in a crossing situation. The other vessel is showing an alternating red and yellow light. Which action should you take?

Stand on.
Heave to.
Alter course to assist.
Yield the right-of-way.

5. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND In a crossing situation, which vessel may sound the danger signal?

Give-way vessel
Stand-on vessel
Either vessel
Neither vessel

6. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Your vessel is aground in fog. In addition to the regular anchor signals, you will be sounding __________.

three strokes of the gong before and after the rapid ringing of the gong
a blast on the whistle
three strokes of the bell before and after the rapid ringing of the bell
no additional signals

7. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND What describes a head-on situation?

Seeing one red light of a vessel directly ahead
Seeing two forward white towing lights in a vertical line on a towing vessel directly ahead
Seeing both sidelights of a vessel directly off your starboard beam
Seeing both sidelights of a vessel directly ahead

8. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel may use any sound or light signals to attract the attention of another vessel as long as __________.

white lights are not used
red and green lights are not used
the vessel signals such intentions over the radiotelephone
the signal cannot be mistaken for a signal authorized by the Rules

9. INLAND ONLY A partially submerged object towed by a vessel must show during the day one __________.

diamond shape regardless of length of the tow
diamond shape only when the length of the tow exceeds 200 meters in length
black ball
black ball only when the length of the tow exceeds 200 meters in length

10. INLAND ONLY A flashing blue light is used to identify __________.

law enforcement vessels
U.S. submarines
air-cushion vessels in the nondisplacement mode
dredge pipelines on trestles