🔍 Key Concepts

• Inland Rule 34 – Maneuvering and Warning Signals (focus on parts (a) vs (c)) • Difference between meeting/crossing situations and overtaking situations under the Inland Rules • When sound signals are required based on being in sight of one another versus being within one-half mile

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: does the Inland Rule for overtaking emphasize (1) both vessels being power-driven, (2) distance (half a mile), or (3) being in sight of one another? • Compare what Rule 34 says for general meeting/crossing (34(a)) with what it says specifically for overtaking (34(c)). Which condition (distance vs. visibility vs. vessel type) is actually mentioned for overtaking? • Look closely at which answer choice adds extra conditions that are NOT required by the Inland Rules for overtaking signals.

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify in the Inland Navigation Rules, Rule 34, whether half-mile distance is mentioned for overtaking or only for meeting/crossing situations. • Confirm whether the rule says the vessel being overtaken must be another power-driven vessel, or if that wording is more specific than the rule actually requires. • Check that the chosen option matches the exact trigger in the rule: are signals required when vessels are in sight of one another, when within half a mile, or only when both are power-driven?