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INTERNATIONAL ONLY Two power-driven vessels are meeting in the situation as shown in illustration D037RR below. What does one short blast from either vessel mean?
A) "I intend to hold course and speed."
B) "I am altering my course to port."
C) "I am altering my course to starboard."
D) "I intend to leave you on my port side."
Posted: 21 Oct 2015 10:56 UTC  Post #1
fisher801
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<international only> rule 34 one short blast means "I am altering my course to STBD"
Posted: 03 Jul 2020 09:08 UTC  Post #2
jmc31013
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doesn’t one short blast also mean “I intend to leave you to port”?
Posted: 04 Sep 2020 12:31 UTC  Post #3
BDDPDX32
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"I am altering my course to STBD", and "I intend to leave you on my PORT side" both have you going in the same direction, STBD. Like FISHER801 said, the key is international vs inland.
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