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1. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are on watch in the fog. Your vessel is proceeding at a safe speed when you hear a fog signal ahead of you. The Rules require you to navigate with caution and, if danger of collision exists, __________.

slow to less than 2 knots
stop your engines
reduce to bare steerageway
begin a radar plot

2. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which statement is TRUE concerning fog signals?

All fog signals for sailing vessels are to be given at intervals of not more than one minute.
A vessel not under command sounds the same fog signal as a vessel towed.
A pilot vessel underway and making way sounds the pilot identity signal and no other signal.
A vessel aground may sound a whistle signal.

3. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are the watch officer on a power-driven vessel and notice a large sailing vessel approaching from astern. You should __________.

slow down
sound one short blast and change course to starboard
sound two short blasts and change course to port
hold your course and speed

4. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A sailing vessel is proceeding along a narrow channel and can safely navigate ONLY inside the channel. The sailing vessel approaches a vessel engaged in fishing in the narrow channel. Which statement is TRUE?

Each vessel should move to the edge of the channel on her port side.
The vessels are required to exchange signals.
The fishing vessel is directed not to impede the passage of the sailing vessel.
Each vessel should be displaying signals for a vessel constrained by her draft.

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

diamond shape when the length of the tow is 200 meters or less
diamond shape 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

6. INLAND ONLY Which is CORRECT regarding a "special flashing light"?

It must be yellow in color.
It must be placed as far forward as possible.
It must not show through an arc of more than 225°.
All of the above

7. INLAND ONLY One and two short blast signals must be sounded on inland waters when __________.

two sailing vessels are in sight of one another and meeting at a distance of one quarter mile
two power-driven vessels are in sight of one another and will cross at a distance of one mile
two power-driven vessels are crossing within half a mile of each other and NOT in sight of each other
Two power-driven vessel are in sight of one another and are meeting at a distance of one half mile

8. 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

9. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which statement is TRUE concerning fog signals?

All fog signals for sailing vessels are to be given at intervals of not more than one minute.
A vessel aground may sound a whistle signal.
A vessel not under command sounds the same fog signal as a vessel towed.
The identity signal of a pilot vessel is the only fog signal sounded by such a vessel.

10. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND What would NOT be a distress signal?

"MAYDAY" sent by radiotelephone
Continuous sounding of fog horn
Green star shells fired from a launcher
Square flag and ball in a vertical line