USCG Rules of the ROAD: Master's License Exam Questions and Answers

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1. 4: INLAND ONLY A vessel proceeding down- The vessel moving downstream with a
stream in a narrow channel on the West- following current
ern Rivers sights another vessel moving up-
stream. Which vessel has the right of way?

2. 5: INLAND ONLY You are overtaking a pow- attempt to contact her on the ra-
er-driven vessel in a narrow channel and wish diotelephone to arrange for the pas-
to leave her on your starboard side. You may sage

3. 6: INLAND ONLY A vessel displaying a flashing a law enforcement vessel
blue light is

4. 7: INLAND ONLY When power-driven vessels "I intend to leave you on my port side"
are crossing, a signal of one short blast by
either vessel means

5. 8: INLAND ONLY If you were coming up on an- One short blast
other power-driven vessel from dead astern
and desired to overtake on the other vessel's
starboard side, which whistle signal would
you sound?

6. 9: INLAND ONLY Which statement is TRUE You should avoid anchoring in a nar-
concerning narrow channels? row channel.

7. 10: INLAND ONLY Which term is NOT defined Vessel constrained by her draft
in the Inland Navigation Rules?

8. 11: INLAND ONLY When you are overtaking two short blasts
another vessel and desire to pass on her left
or port hand, you should sound

9. exchange one short blast



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12: INLAND ONLY Your vessel is meeting an-
other vessel head-on. To comply with the
steering and sailing rules, you should

10. 13: INLAND ONLY Yellow lights are NOT used law enforcement vessels
to identify

11. 14: INLAND ONLY You have made your vessel One prolonged blast
up to a tow and are moving from a pier out
into the main channel. Your engines are turn-
ing ahead. What whistle signal should you
sound?

12. 15: INLAND ONLY Under the Inland Naviga- "I intend to leave you on my starboard
tion Rules, what is the meaning of the two side."
short blasts signal used when meeting anoth-
er vessel?

13. 16: INLAND ONLY For the purpose of the In- All of the above
land Navigation Rules, the term "Inland Wa-
ters" includes

14. 17: INLAND ONLY A power-driven vessel None of the above
crossing a river on the Western Rivers has the
right of way over

15. 18: INLAND ONLY Which lights are required Sidelights and a special flashing light
for a barge, not part of a composite unit, be-
ing pushed ahead?

16. 19: INLAND ONLY A power-driven vessel oper- All of the above
ating in a narrow channel with a following cur-
rent on the Great Lakes or Western Rivers is



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meeting an upbound vessel. Which statement
is TRUE?

17. 20: INLAND ONLY Your vessel is proceeding The sounding of the danger signal is
down a channel, and can safely navigate only mandatory.
within the channel. Another vessel is crossing
your bow from port to starboard, and you are
in doubt as to her intentions. Which statement
is TRUE?

18. 21: INLAND ONLY The stand-on vessel in a intends to leave the other on her port
crossing situation sounds one short blast of side
the whistle. This means that the vessel

19. 22: INLAND ONLY You are crossing the course None of the above
of another vessel which is to your starboard.
You have reached an agreement by radiotele-
phone to pass astern of the other vessel. You
MUST

20. 23: INLAND ONLY Passing signals shall be a power-driven vessel when crossing
sounded on inland waters by less than half a mile ahead of another
power-driven vessel

21. 24: BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which B
of the day-shapes shown would you show on
the after end of an inconspicuous partially
submerged vessel or object being towed less
than 200 meters in length? (DIAGRAM 16 )

22. 25: INLAND ONLY In a narrow channel, a pow- . one short blast
er-driven vessel desiring to overtake another




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power-driven vessel on the other vessel's star-
board side will sound a whistle signal of

23. 26: INLAND ONLY A law enforcement boat flashing blue light
may display a

24. 27: INLAND ONLY Your vessel is meeting an- one short blast, alter course to star-
other vessel head-on. To comply with the board, and pass port to port
rules, you should exchange

25. 28: INLAND ONLY A vessel overtaking another two short blasts
in a narrow channel, and wishing to pass on
the other vessel's port side, would sound a
whistle signal of

26. 29: INLAND ONLY A fleet of moored barges White
extends into a navigable channel. What is the
color of the lights on the barges?

27. 30: INLAND ONLY Which signal must a pow- 3 short blasts
er-driven vessel give, in addition to one pro-
longed blast, when backing out of a berth with
another vessel in sight?

28. 31: INLAND ONLY At night, a light signal con- an intention to leave another vessel to
sisting of two flashes by a vessel indicates starboard

29. 32: INLAND ONLY You are overtaking a pow- attempt to contact her on the ra-
er-driven vessel in a narrow channel and wish diotelephone to arrange for the pas-
to leave her on your starboard side. You may sage

30. 33: INLAND ONLY For the purpose of the In- the Great Lakes on the United States
land Navigation Rules, the term "inland wa- side of the International Boundary
ters" includes