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BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND At night you are towing a partly submerged vessel, 20 meters in length and 4 meters in breadth. what lights must you display on the towed vessel?
Select one:
a. A white light at the stern
b. Two white lights side by side at the stern
c. Two red lights in a vertical line at the after end
d. A white light at the forward end and a white light at the after end |
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| d. A white light at the forward end and a white light at the after end CorrectCongratulations, you are correct. Reference: Rule 24(g)(i) |
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel at anchor will show a...
Select one:
a. Double cone, apexes together
b. Cone
c. Cylinder
d. An all-round white light or one ball |
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| d. An all-round white light or one ball CorrectCongratulations, you are correct. Reference: Rule 30(a)(i) |
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND The lights prescribed by the Rules shall be exhibited...
Select one:
a. At all times
b. From sunrise to sunset in restricted visibility
c. Whenever a look-out is posted
d. From sunset to sunrise, and at no other time |
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Definition
| b. From sunrise to sunset in restricted visibility CorrectCongratulations, you are correct. Reference: Rule 20(c) |
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel towing is showing three forward white masthead lights in a vertical line. This means that the length of the...
Select one:
a. Towing vessel is less than 50 meters
b. Tow is greater than 200 meters
c. Towing vessel is greater than 50 meters
d. Tow is less than 200 meters |
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Definition
| b. Tow is greater than 200 meters CorrectCongratulations, you are correct. Reference: Rule 24(a)(i) |
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Barges being towed at night must exhibit navigation lights...
Select one:
a. At all times
b. Need not be lighted
c. Only if manned
d. Only if towed astern |
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Definition
| a. At all times CorrectCongratulations, you are correct. Reference: Rule 24(e)Comment on the question: Be careful not to confuse the terms "Vessel Towed" (i.e., a barge, etc.,) with a "Towing Vessel" (e.g., a tugboat or towboat). Make sure that you read and "understand" all questions involving "towed" and "towing" vessels very carefully. |
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel engaged in fishing must display a light in the direction of any gear that extends outward more than 150 meters. The color of this light is...
Select one:
a. Red
b. White
c. Green
d. Yellow |
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Definition
| b. White CorrectCongratulations, you are correct. Reference: Rule 26(c)(ii) |
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND What type of vessel or operation is indicated by a vessel showing two cones with the apexes together?
Select one:
a. Sailing vessel
b. Vessel trawling
c. Dredge
d. Mineclearing |
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Definition
b. Vessel trawling CorrectCongratulations, you are correct. Reference: Rule 26(b)(i)
c. Dredge |
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which statement is TRUE concerning a vessel under oars?
Select one:
a. She must show a fixed all-round white light
b. She is allowed to show the same lights as a sailing vessel
c. She must show a dayshape of a black cone
d. She must show a sternlight |
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Definition
| b. She is allowed to show the same lights as a sailing vessel CorrectCongratulations, you are correct. Reference: Rule 25(d)(ii) Comment on this Distractor: You must know which lights a small sailboat would display and then determine whether a small rowboat is allowed to display the same lights. |
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which vessel may combine her sidelights and sternlight in one lantern on the fore and aft centerline of the vessel?
Select one:
a. A 16-meter sailing vessel
b. A 28-meter sailing vessel
c. A 25-meter power-driven vessel
d. Any non-self-propelled vessel |
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Definition
| a. A 16-meter sailing vessel CorrectCongratulations, you are correct. Reference: Rule 25(b) Comment on this Distractor: A sailboat under sail alone does not display a masthead light. The reason for this is that the sail would at times obscure the masthead light causing an intermittent white light which would not be acceptable for safety reasons. |
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel may exhibit lights other than those prescribed by the Rules as long as the additional lights...
Select one:
a. Are not the color of the stern light
b. Do not interfere with the keeping of a proper look-out
c. Are not the color of either sidelight
d. Have a lesser range than the prescribed lights |
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Definition
| b. Do not interfere with the keeping of a proper look-out CorrectCongratulations, you are correct. Reference: Rule 20(b) |
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel showing a green light over a white light in a vertical line above the level of the sidelights is...
Select one:
a. Under sail and power
b. Trawling
c. Engaged in underwater construction
d. A pilot vessel |
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Definition
| b. Trawling CorrectCongratulations, you are correct. Reference: Rule 26(b)(i) |
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND The arc of visibility for sidelights is from right ahead to...
Select one:
a. 22.5 degrees abaft the beam
b. 135 degrees abaft the beam
c. 22.5 degrees Forward of the beam
d. Abeam |
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Definition
| a. 22.5 degrees abaft the beam CorrectCongratulations, you are correct. Reference: Rule 21(b) |
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Dayshapes must be displayed...
Select one:
a. Between sunset and sunrise
b. During daylight hours in any visibility
c. During daylight hours in unrestricted visibility only
d. Only between 8 AM and 4 PM |
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Definition
| b. During daylight hours in any visibility CorrectCongratulations, you are correct. Reference: Reference: Rule 20(d) |
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A white masthead light shows through an arc of how many degrees?
Select one:
a. 360 degrees
b. 112.5 degrees
c. 225 degrees
d. 90 degrees |
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Definition
| c. 225 degrees CorrectCongratulations, you are correct. Reference: Rule 21(a) |
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND What dayshape must be shown on a partly submerged vessel which is being towed?
Select one:
a. Two black balls in a vertical line
b. A diamond
c. A cone
d. One black ball |
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Definition
b. A diamond CorrectCongratulations, you are correct. Reference: Rule 24(g)(iv)
Hint: Like an iceberg where part is above and part is below the water. |
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel servicing a pipeline during the day shall display...
Select one:
a. Three black balls in a vertical line
b. Two black balls in a vertical line
c. Three shapes in a vertical line; the highest and lowest are red balls, and the middle one is a whitediamond
d. Three black shapes in a vertical line; the highest and lowest are balls, and the middle one is a diamond |
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Definition
d. Three black shapes in a vertical line; the highest and lowest are balls, and the middle one is a diamond CorrectCongratulations, you are correct. Reference: Rule 27 (b)(ii) & Rule 3(g)(i)
Hint: RAM: Restricted in its Ability to Manuever |
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND What is the minimum length of an anchored vessel which is required to show a white light both forward and aft?
Select one:
a. 150 meters
b. 100 meters
c. 200 meters
d. 50 meters |
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Definition
| d. 50 meters CorrectCongratulations, you are correct. Reference: Rule 30(a)(i-ii) & 30(b)Comment on this Answer: On an anchored vessel "less than 50 meters" in length, carrying a lower, all-round light aft is optional; but on vessels 50 meters or more a second all-round light is required. |
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which vessel must exhibit forward and after masthead lights when underway?
Select one:
a. All of the above
b. A 50-meter power-driven vessel
c. A 200-meter sailing vessel
d. A 100-meter vessel engaged in fishing |
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Definition
| b. A 50-meter power-driven vessel CorrectCongratulations, you are correct. Reference: Rule 23(a) |
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INTERNATIONAL ONLY A vessel displaying three red lights in a vertical line at night and a black cylinder dayshape is...
Select one:
a. Aground
b. Constrained by her draft
c. Not under command
d. Dredging |
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Definition
| b. Constrained by her draft CorrectCongratulations, you are correct. Reference: Rule 28 Note on this Question: These lights and dayshape have no meaning and carry no special privilege in U.S. Inland Waters where most vessels, at one time or another for all practical purposes, are constrained by their draft. |
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BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A towing vessel 30 meters in length is pushing barges ahead. How many white masthead lights is the vessel REQUIRED to show at night?
Select one:
a. Four
b. One
c. Two
d. Three |
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Definition
| c. Two CorrectCongratulations, you are correct. Reference: Rule 24(c)(i) |
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