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INLAND ONLY. Which vessel is NOT defined in the Inland Navigation Rules?

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d Vessel constrained by her draft

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INLAND ONLY. Your vessel is meeting head-to-head with another vessel. To comply with the steering and sailing rules, you should:

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d exchange one short blast

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INLAND ONLY. When is a yellow light not used to identify a vessel

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c Law enforcement vessels

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INLAND ONLY. You are leaving a dock or berth and moving your power-driven vessel from a pier out into the main channel. What signal do you sound?

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c One prolonged blast

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INLAND ONLY. When NOT part of a composite unit, what lights are required for a barge being pushed ahead?

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c sidelights and a special flashing lights

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INLAND ONLY. Crossing signals shall be sounded on inland waters by:

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c power vessels when less than half a mile ahead of another power-driven vessel driven

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INLAND ONLY. What whistle signal must a power-driven vessel give when backing out of a berth with another vessel in sight

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c 3 short blasts

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INLAND ONLY. Which vessel is NOT contained in the Inland navigation rules?

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d Constrained by draft vessel

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INLAND ONLY. When NOT being part of a vessel rigidly connected in a composite unit, what lights are required for a barge being pushed ahead?

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b sidelights and a special flashing light

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INLAND ONLY. When two vessels are in sight of one another when shall whistle signals be exchanged:

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a when they are passing within half a mile of each other

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INLAND ONLY. A power-driven vessel, when leaving a berth or dock, is required to sound which whistle signal:

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c one prolonged blast

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INLAND ONLY. At night you are underway, and see TWO YELLOW LIGHTS DISPLAYED IN A VERTICAL LINE. This should indicate to you a

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b vessel towing by pushing ahead

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INLAND ONLY. A light display will mark the opening in a dredge pipeline where all vessels may pass through. Which display is this?

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b two red lights in a vertical line on each side of the opening

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INLAND ONLY. A “special flashing light” has which characteristics:

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It must be placed as NEARLY AAS PRACTICABLEon the fore and aft center line of a tow

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INLAND ONLY. At night, you are pushing a barge ahead, what lights should show aft on your vessel?

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b two towing lights

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INLAND ONLY. Which is used to indicate the presence of an inconspicuous, partly submerged object being towed?

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c The beam of a searchlight from the towing vessel in the direction of the tow

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INLAND ONLY. A vessel engaged in public safety activities may display an altering flashing light signal. Which of the following is NOT considered a public safety activity?

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d setting a buoy

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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: A power-driven vessel underway, NOT making way in restricted visibility must sound what whistle signal

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b two prolonged blasts

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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: The length of a prolonged blast of the whistle signal is

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b 4 to 6 seconds

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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: In restricted visibility, you might hear when underway at intervals of two minutes, any of the following fog whistles EXCEPT

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ringing of a bell for five seconds

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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: You see a vessel’s green sidelights bearing due east from your position. The vessel might be heading

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d southwest

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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: A trawling vessel shall display after sunset

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b green light over a white light

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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: If a sailing vessel is also propelled by machinery she shall exhibit during sunrise to sunset a

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b black come apex downward

24
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: You sight a vessel displaying a square flag directly above a single black ball. This indicates a vessel

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d in distress

25
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: According to the rules factors must be taken into account when determining safe speed? Which one applies below

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the maneuverability of the vessel

26
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: Which statement is TRUE concerning seaplanes on the water:

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d A seaplane on the water shall, in general, keep well clear of all vessels

27
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: You are at anchor in a fog and hear a vessel continuously sounding her whistle. This indicates the other vessel

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c is in distress

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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: While operating a power-driven vessel in restricted visibility, you see another vessel on the radar that is half a mile distant on your port bow. You should

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d make no change in your fog signal

29
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: If a vessel underway does not exhibit the lights specified for a sailing vessel underway, it shall show

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d white light shown in sufficient time to prevent collision

30
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: According to the Navigation Rules, a stand-on vessel may depart from the rules when

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c when the other vessel is not taking appropriate action to avoid collision

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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: Which statement is TRUE concerning two sailing vessels, so as to involve risk of collision

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a a sailing vessel with the wind forward of the beam on her post side shall keep out of the way of a sailing vessel with the wind forward of the beam on her starboard side.

32
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: During daylight hours, a dredge will indicate the side on which it is safe to pass by exhibits

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b two black diamonds in a vertical line

33
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: What type of vessels shows two cones with the apexes together

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b vessel trawling

34
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: A vessel towing in restricted visibility shall sound a fog signal of

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b two prolonged blasts every two minutes

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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: According to the navigation rules, the towing light is a

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b a yellow light having the same characteristics as the sternlight

36
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: When should the fog signal of a manned vessel being towed be sounded?

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a After the towing vessels whistle signal

37
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: A fishing or trawling vessel engaged in their occupation during the day will display

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d two cones, apexes together

38
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: When it is impractical for a small vessel involved in diving operations to exhibit the day shapes for a vessel engaged in underwater operations, it shall display:

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d rigid replica of the international code flag “A”

39
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: If your tow EXCEEDS 200 meters, what day shape should your vessel exhibit?

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d one diamond

40
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: When towing more than one barge astern at night, you must ONLY light

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c each barge in the tow must be lighted

41
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: According to the rules, the white masthead light required for a power-driven vessel is visible over how many degrees of the horizon?

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c 225

42
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: According to the rules, when acting to avoid a collision, you should

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a make sure the action is taken in enough time

43
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: A whistle signal of three blasts, one short, one prolonged, and one short can be sounded

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a vessel at anchor

44
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: At night, a power-driven vessel, when towing astern, shall exhibit:

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b a tow light in a vertical line above the sternlight

45
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: At night, the anchoring a 25 meter vessel, you must display

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a one all-around white light

46
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: At anchor, you are on a 100-meter power-driven vessel in reduced visibility. You hear a fog signal of a vessel underway on your port bow. You may sound:

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c one short, one prolonged, and one short blast

47
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: According to the rules, a partly submerged object being towed, 20 meter in length and 4 meters in breadth shall display the following lights:

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c a white light at the forward end and a white light at the aft end

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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: When is it authorized for a stand on vessel to take action in a situation. She must determine that the other vessel

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c is not taking appropriate action in compliance with the rules

49
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: An inconspicuous, partly submerged object being towed, where the length of the tow is 100 meters, shall show

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d diamond

50
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: In restricted visibility a vessel aground shall sound, in addition to the proper anchor signal, the followiing

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b three strokes before and after the ringing bell

51
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: The arc of the horizon (visibility) for sidelights is from dead ahead

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a 22.5 degrees abaft the beam

52
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: In a narrow channel, a vessel of less than what length shall not impede the safe passage of vessels which can navigate only inside that channel

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a 20 meters

53
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: At night, a power-driven vessel

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Boating (2 decks)

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