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Hawsepiper Flashcards

1
Q

Power driven vessel - narrow channel - following current on Great Lakes or Western Rivers meeting upbound vessel

A

Downbound has right of way
Downbound must initiate required maneuvering signals
Downbound must propose manner of passage

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2
Q

TRUE concerning risk of collision

A

Proper use shall be made of radar to determine risk of collision

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3
Q

Same signal underway and at anchor?

A

RAM

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4
Q

Mineclearance ops shows special identity lights in addition to

A

Lights required for power driven vessel

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5
Q

Constrained by her draft

A

Must be a power-driven vessel

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6
Q

3 bell strokes, 5 seconds rapid bell ringing, 3 bell strokes

A

Aground

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7
Q

Inland - light used for signaling

A

All around white or yellow

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8
Q

Masthead light located other than the fore/aft centerline on what vessel

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less than (<) 12 meters

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9
Q

Underway in restricted viz. Shouldn’t hear at intervals of two minutes?

A

Ringing of a bell for 5 seconda

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10
Q

INTL&INLAND Underway in fog and hear two prolonged blasts on stbd QUARTER You should

A

Hold course and speed

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11
Q

Power driven vessel making way in fog - sound signal

A

One prolonged every two minutes

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12
Q

Which vessel must show a masthead light abaft of and higher than her identifying lights ?

A

55-meter vessel TRAWLING

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13
Q

TRUE concerning fog signals

A

A vessel aground may sound a whistle signal

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14
Q

Navigation Rules on safe speed - vessel shall be able to stop

A

At a distance appropriate to the existing circumstances and conditions

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15
Q

R
W
R
W could be?

A

Underway and laying cable

Dredging while underway

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16
Q

Vessel SHALL turn off sidelights

A

All fishing vessels NOT making way

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17
Q

Exhibits sidelights when underway and NOT making way

A

Vessel towing by pushing ahead

18
Q

Power driven vessel, less than 7 meters, max speed doesn’t exceed 7 kts, at minimum shows

A

One all around white light

19
Q

Fog signal equipment required for vessel 13 meters

A

Whistle only

20
Q

Power driven vessel pushing ahead or towing alongside on the Mississippi river, BELOW the Huey P. Long bridge, SHALL carry

A

Two masthead lights, sidelights and two towing lights

21
Q

What light on barges moored in group on river bank?

A

A white light placed at corners FARTHEST from bank and each UPSTREAM and DOWNSTREAM

22
Q

Characteristics o “SPECIAL flashing light”

A

50 to 70 flashes per minute

Arc of 180-225 degrees

23
Q

A tug is towing three manned barges in line in fog. The FIRST vessel of the tow should sound

A

No fog signal

24
Q

INTL ONLY. Underway and in sight, you put engines full speed astern. You MUST

A

Sound 3 short blasts on the whistle

25
Q

INTL ONLY. Towing vessel and tow are Severely restricted in deviating from course, the towing vessel SHALL show lights in addition to her towing ID lights. The additional lights shall be shown if the tow

A

Is towed ASTERN

26
Q

When should a vessel being towed sound her fog signal, compared to the vessel towing her?

27
Q

INLAND Tug pushing ahead NOT a composite unit - which lights shown aft?

A

Two towing lights

28
Q

Commercial vessel engaged in public safety activities MAY display

A

Alternately flashing red and yellow light

29
Q

TOWED vessels are inconspicuous, partly submerged less than 25 m breadth and less than 100 m length. What lights would be shown on towed vessels

A

One all around white light at or near each end of each vessel towed

30
Q

Lights for 75 meter vessel at anchor

A

Must show all around white light fwd and aft

MAY use working lights to illuminate decks

31
Q

Fishing must show sidelights and sternlights only when

A

Underway and making way

32
Q

Concerning ID signal for pilot, in fog, what is TRUE?

A

When at anchor, the pilot vessel is only required to sound anchor signals

33
Q

Lights required by the rules must be shown

A

From sunrise to sunset in restricted visibility

34
Q

Light signals which could possibly be exhibited by vessel trawling

A

W. W. R.

W. R. R.

35
Q

Vessel not under command shall display

A

Two red lights and two black balls during daylight

36
Q

Some vessels which MAY NOT show ID lights when NOT actually engaged in their occupation?

A

Fishing vessel
Pilot vessel
A mineclearance vessel

37
Q

Can show Sidelights and sternlights in combined lantern

A

10 meter sailing

38
Q

Showing only
W
R
could be

A

Power driven vessel underway

39
Q

Mineclearance lights

A

Three all around green lights ( in addition to power driven vessel or at anchor) which indicate vessels should not approach within 1000 meters

40
Q

INLAND Tug pushing a barge ahead NOT as a composite unit would show which lights aft?

A

Two towing lights

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