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INLAND ONLY You are on a power-driven vessel "I" as shown in illustration D036RR below. Vessel "II" is a power-driven vessel engaged in fishing that will pass within 1/2 a mile of your vessel. You sound one short blast on the whistle. Vessel "II" does not sound any signal. Which action should you take?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• INLAND Rule 34 – Maneuvering and Warning Signals: what does it require when you make a passing signal and the other vessel does not answer? • Status of a power-driven vessel engaged in fishing under the Inland Rules – does it automatically have special right‑of‑way, or only if its fishing gear restricts maneuverability? • The purpose of the danger signal (five or more short, rapid blasts) and when it should be used.

💭 Think About

• Look at the diagram: are you in a crossing, meeting, or overtaking situation, and which vessel would normally be the stand-on vessel and which the give-way vessel? • If you propose a maneuver with one short blast and the other vessel remains silent, have you actually reached an agreement on the maneuver? What does Rule 34 say you must do if there is doubt or no response? • Which options involve altering course based on a signal that has not been acknowledged, and which option focuses on preventing collision when agreement is unclear?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify in Inland Rule 34 what to do when another vessel "fails to understand the intentions" or when there is doubt about the other vessel’s actions. • Check whether you are allowed to simply maintain course and speed after giving a maneuvering signal that is not answered. • Confirm which action best increases safety: reducing speed and indicating doubt, versus persisting with an unagreed maneuver.

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