INLAND ONLY What signal is a power-driven...

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INLAND ONLY What signal is a power-driven vessel, when leaving a dock or berth, required to sound?

Question 1 of 27070

INLAND ONLY What signal is a power-driven vessel, when leaving a dock or berth, required to sound?

🔍 Key Concepts

• INLAND Navigation Rules – Rule 34 (Maneuvering and Warning Signals) • Difference between INLAND vs INTERNATIONAL sound signals when maneuvering • Definition of a prolonged blast in the sound signal rules (Rule 32)

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: In INLAND waters, does a power-driven vessel have a required signal when it is getting underway from a dock or berth? • Consider whether this is treated like meeting/crossing/overtaking, or as a special situation with its own specific signal requirement. • Think about the precise terminology used in the Rules for different blast types (short vs prolonged/long) and which one is tied to leaving a berth.

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify in INLAND Rule 34 which subsection talks about a vessel leaving a dock or berth. • Confirm whether the Rule says a signal shall be sounded (required) or may be sounded (optional). • Check the exact wording in Rule 32 for what a prolonged blast means and match that to the answer choices, paying attention to the difference between “long” and “prolonged” in the options.

Question 1 of 27070

INLAND ONLY What signal is a power-driven vessel, when leaving a dock or berth, required to sound?

one long blast

no signal is required.

four short blasts

one prolonged blast