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Navigation Rules
Question | Answer |
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One short blast | I intend to leave you on my port side |
two short blasts | I intend to leave you on my starboard side |
three short blasts | I am operating astern propulsion |
four short blasts | Pilot vessel identification |
five or more short blasts | Danger signal |
One prolonged blast | I am leaving a dock or berth I am power-driven underway in fogApproachinb a blind bend in rivers |
Two prolonged blasts | I am power-driven, underway, not making way in fog |
One prolonged and two short | Sailing, Towing, NUC vessel in fog.RAM, fishing in fog (both underway and anchored) |
One prolonged blast and three short | Being towed in fog and manned |
Short, Prolonged, Short | Optional signal for vessel anchored or aground in fog |
The term power driven vessel means | any vessel propelled by machinery |
The term sailing vessel means | any vessen under sail povided that propelling machinery, if fitted, is not being used |
The term vessel engaged in fishing means | any vessel fishing with nets, lines, trawls, or other fishing apparatus which restricts manuverability, but does not include a vessel fishing with trolling lines or other fishing apparatus which does not restrict manuverability |
The word seaplane means | any aircraft designed to manuver on the water |
The term cessel NOT under command means | a vessel which through some exceptional circumstance is unable to manuver as required by these rules and is therefore unable to keep out of the way of another vessel |
The term restricted in ability to manuver means | a vessel which from the nature of her work is restricted in her ability to manuver as required by these rules and is therefore unable to keep out of the way of another cessel. |
What are some vessels that are Restricted in their ability to manuver | Engaged n layin,servicin,pickin up nav markerEngaged n dredgin,surveyin,underwater opsEngaged n replenishment,trnsfrng POB, or cargo underway.Engaged n aircraft opsEngaged n mineclearin opsEngaged n towin ops that restrict ability to deviate |
The term vessel constrained by draft means | A power driven vessel which because of her draft in relation to the available depth and width of navigable water is severley restricted in her ability to deviate from the course she is following |
The word underway means | that a vessel is not anchored or made fast to the shore oraground |