🔍 Key Concepts

• INLAND Navigation Rules for meeting and crossing, especially whistle signals • Difference between an open-ocean head‑on meeting and a starboard-to-starboard meeting on inland waters • When a whistle signal is required versus when no signal is necessary

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: In a starboard‑to‑starboard meeting, which side of each vessel will pass closest, and what standard whistle signal (if any) is associated with that passing arrangement under INLAND rules? • Consider whether a 1/4‑mile passing distance that is already "well clear" requires a course alteration, or if it might be safer to keep your current course and simply communicate intentions (or not) as required. • Think about when a two‑blast signal is used inland: does it always mean "I am turning to port," or can it also confirm an agreed meeting arrangement without a turn?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify under INLAND Rule 14 (Head-on situation) and Rule 34 (Maneuvering and Warning Signals) what signals apply to meeting situations on inland waters. • Check whether a signal is required when vessels are already on safe, established meeting courses that will pass well clear at about 1/4 mile. • Confirm which blast pattern (one, two, or three blasts) corresponds to the intended passing arrangement for a starboard‑to‑starboard meeting under the INLAND rules.