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1. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND While underway your vessel enters fog. You stop your engines and the vessel is dead in the water. Which fog signal should you sound?

One prolonged blast every two minutes
Two prolonged blasts every two minutes
Three short blasts every two minutes
One prolonged and three short blasts every two minutes

2. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND What is the minimum length of an anchored vessel which is required to show a white light both forward and aft?

50 meters
100 meters
150 meters
200 meters

3. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which vessel is to be regarded as a vessel "restricted in her ability to maneuver"?

A vessel fishing with trawls
A vessel which has lost the use of her steering gear
A vessel with a draft of such depth that she cannot change her course
A vessel engaged in mineclearing

4. INTERNATIONAL ONLY In a narrow channel, an overtaking vessel which intends to PASS on the other vessel's port side would sound __________.

one prolonged followed by two short blasts
one short blast
two prolonged followed by two short blasts
two short blasts

5. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND What dayshape must be shown by a vessel over 20 meters fishing which has gear extending more than 150 meters horizontally outward from it?

One black ball
One diamond shape
One cone with its apex upwards
One basket

6. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A 45-meter vessel is pulling a 210-meter tow. She may exhibit __________.

a masthead light forward, and two masthead lights in a vertical line aft
three masthead lights forward and one aft
two masthead lights forward and no after masthead light
three masthead lights aft and none forward

7. INTERNATIONAL ONLY Which statement applies to a vessel "constrained by her draft"?

The term only applies to vessels in narrow channels.
She is severely restricted in her ability to change her course because of her draft in relation to the available depth and width of navigable water.
She is designated as a "vessel restricted in her ability to maneuver".
The vessel must be over 100 meters in length.

8. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A distress signal __________.

consists of 5 or more short blasts of the fog signal apparatus
may be used separately or with other distress signals
consists of the raising and lowering of a large white flag
is used to indicate doubt about another vessel's intentions

9. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND When a vessel signals her distress by means of a gun or other explosive signal, the firing should be at intervals of approximately __________.

10 minutes
1 minute
1 hour
3 minutes

10. BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND The rules state that vessels may depart from the requirements of the Rules when __________.

there are no other vessels around
operating in a narrow channel
the Master enters it in the ship's log
necessary to avoid immediate danger