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INLAND ONLY While underway and in sight of another power-driven vessel forward of your beam, more than 0.5 mile away, you put your engines full speed astern. Which statement concerning whistle signals is TRUE?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Inland Rule 34 (Maneuvering and Warning Signals) and when these signals are REQUIRED, not just permitted • The specific condition “meeting or crossing within one-half mile” in Inland waters • The meaning of three short blasts under Inland Rules (what it signifies and when it must be used)

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• Ask yourself: Under Inland Rules, are maneuvering whistle signals mandatory anytime you go astern, or only in certain situations defined by distance and relative motion? • Look closely at the phrase “more than 0.5 mile away” in the question. How does that distance relate to the requirement to sound maneuvering signals under Rule 34? • Consider whether the rule is triggered just because you change your engine status, or whether it also depends on whether the vessels are meeting or crossing within a specified range.

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify in Inland Rule 34(a) exactly when one, two, or three short blasts are required between power‑driven vessels in sight of one another. • Check whether the rule’s distance condition is “within one-half mile” and ask if that condition is satisfied in this question. • Confirm that three short blasts indicates “operating astern propulsion” and decide whether the rule says you MUST always sound it in the situation described, or only under the specific conditions in the rule.

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