Sounds Flashcards by Mark Jackson

I am altering my course to starboard

Power driven vessel, underway when maneuvering

INTERNATIONAL ONLY

POWER-DRIVEN

UNDERWAY

MANEUVERING

⚫️

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I intend to leave you on my…

INLAND ONLY, power-driven in sight, within 1/2 mile, meeting or crossing

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I intend to overtake you on your…

INLAND - OPEN WATER OR NARROW

INTERNATIONAL- NARROW CHANNEL

Power-driven, insight, intending to overtake

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Whistle

Ability to make a blast

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Short blast

Blast of about one second duration

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Long blast

NO SUCH THING

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PROLONGED BLAST

A blast from 4 to 6 seconds duration

──

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What vessels have a whistle?

> 12m

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What vessels have a bell?

> 20m add a bell
Also have a whistle

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What types of sound signals?

whistle
bell
gong

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Describe vessel lengths and their respective sound signals

Whistle >= 12m
Bell >= 20m
Gong >= 100m

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Which sound signals can be replaced with other equipment having the same respective sound characteristics?

Bells and
Gongs

Provided manual sounding is always possible

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Sound signal for a vessel < 12m ?

Not obliged to carry the other sound signaling devices, but some other means of making sound

Example: air horn

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I am altering my course to Port

INTERNATIONAL ONLY

POWER DRIVEN

UNDERWAY

WHEN MANUEVERING

⚫️ ⚫️

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I am operating astern [propulsion]

INTERNATIONAL ONLY

⚫️ ⚫️ ⚫️

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I intend to leave you on my port side

INLAND ONLY

⚫️

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I intend to leave you on my starboard side

INLAND ONLY

⚫️ ⚫️

Reply with same

⚫️ ⚫️

Or doubt

⚫️ ⚫️ ⚫️ ⚫️ ⚫️

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INTERNATIONAL, when in sight, narrow channel, overtaking

I intend to overtake you on your starboard side

Waake. Uppp.

── ── ⚫️

Signal agreement with OK OK

── ⚫️ ── ⚫️

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INTERNATIONAL when in sight, narrow channel, overtaking

I intend to overtake you on your port side

Waaake Upppp

── ── ⚫️ ⚫️

Signal agreement with OK OK

── ⚫️ ── ⚫️

INLAND, in sight, meeting or crossing within 1/2 mile, power-driven

I intend to leave you on my port side

⚫️

Reply with same signal

⚫️

or doubt

⚫️ ⚫️ ⚫️ ⚫️ ⚫️

INLAND, meeting or crossing, insight 1/2 mile

I intend to leave you on my starboard side

⚫️ ⚫️

Reply with same signal

⚫️ ⚫️

or doubt

⚫️ ⚫️ ⚫️ ⚫️ ⚫️

When might you need light signals to supplement sound signals?

While maneuvering

When blowing 40 knots

What are intervals for supplementing light signals?

Each flash 1s, interval flashes 1s, at least 10 seconds before next signal

What color and arc of visibility is the light that is used to supplement sound signals

White all-round, 360

INLAND Power-driven intending to overtake a power-driven vessel When in sight I intend to overtake you on your starboard side

⚫️ Agreement sounds ⚫️

INLAND - when in sight - Power-driven intending to overtake power-driven - I intend to overtake you on your port side

⚫️ ⚫️

Narrow Channel Overtaking INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL OR INLAND Blind bend

**──** Can be answered Proceed, if you hear another, **──** slow down or stop!

If > 100m

Only one whistle shall be used

INLAND ONLY A vessel that reaches an agreement with another vessel in head-on, crossing, or overtaking (all situations)

Is not obliged to use prescribed sound signals CHANNEL 13 BRIDGE TO BRIDGE

Sound signal leaving a dock?

INLAND ONLY **──** (one prolonged) Leaving a dock in reverse **──** ⚫️ ⚫️ ⚫️

What is Puget Sound?

INLAND WATERS COLREGS SHALL APPLY Light list, coast pilot, or chart

Sound signals in restricted visibility

IN OR NEAR an area of restricted visibility whether by day or night

Restricted visibility, power-driven vessel, making **way** BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND

**──** (prolonged blast) Not more than 2 min intervals Classic fog signal See also rule 19

Restricted visibility Power-driven vessel underway, not making way BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND

**──** **──** 2 seconds between, not more than 2 min intervals (No way)

Can you be underway and not making way?

Yes

Restricted visibility EVERYTHING ELSE - incl. NUC, RAM, engaged fishing, constrained by draft, sailing, towing or pushing vessel BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND

**──** ⚫️ ⚫️ Not more than 2 mins

Restricted visibility Last vessel of the tow, IF MANNED BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND

(4 blasts) **──** ⚫️ ⚫️ ⚫️ Note the mother tow in front **──** ⚫️ ⚫️

Restricted visibility Composite Vessel INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND

SAME AS POWER DRIVEN - way - no way

Restricted visibility while anchoring What signals? Interval ?

Think bells and gongs No more than every minute

Restricted visibility at anchor What sounds?

Ring bell for about 5 seconds at interval of not more than 1 min

Restricted visibility at anchor > 100m

Bell in the forepart Followed immediately by gong for 5 seconds in the after part (Gong if it’s long)

Restricted visibility What sound for aground?

Bell-bell-bell, Rapid Bell, Gong (if necessary) bell-bell-bell (I am aground)

Restricted visibility Sounds if < 20m?

Not required to make bell signals Some sort of sound signal

Restricted visibility Pilot vessel sounds?

Engaged in pilotage duty May in addition to these signals, sound identity signal ⚫️ ⚫️ ⚫️ ⚫️ (Could be anchored or not)