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INLAND ONLY You have made your vessel up to a tow and are moving from a pier out into the main channel. Your engines are turning ahead. What whistle signal should you sound?
A) One prolonged blast
B) Three long blasts
C) Five or more short rapid blasts
D) One prolonged and two short blasts
Posted: 22 Oct 2018 03:16 UTC  Post #1
Corralgang
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You are towing, shouldn’t the answer be (D)?
Posted: 25 Oct 2018 22:04 UTC  Post #2
golivi
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One prolonged and two short (answer D) is covered in Rule 35 “Sound Signals in Reduced Visibility”. This question is referring to INLAND Rule 34 (g) “When a power driven vessel is leaving a dock or berth, she shall sound one prolonged blast”
Posted: 10 Jul 2019 14:19 UTC  Post #3
jrvorhees
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I thought it was one prolonged blast..?
Posted: 17 Nov 2020 04:53 UTC  Post #4
Mrx6m
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It is !!
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