INTERNATIONAL ONLY You are in sight of a...

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INTERNATIONAL ONLY You are in sight of a power-driven vessel that sounds two short blasts of the whistle. What does this signal mean?

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INTERNATIONAL ONLY You are in sight of a power-driven vessel that sounds two short blasts of the whistle. What does this signal mean?

🔍 Key Concepts

• International Rule 34 - Maneuvering and Warning Signals • Difference between one short blast and two short blasts for power-driven vessels in sight of one another • Meaning of signals in terms of course alteration (port vs. starboard) and/or intention relative to the other vessel (port side vs. starboard side)

💭 Think About

• In INTERNATIONAL waters, do short blast whistle signals indicate what you are doing (course change) or how you intend to pass the other vessel? • Think about the standard meanings: what does ONE short blast mean, and how does TWO short blasts logically differ from that? • Are these signals describing rudder movement, direction of turn (port/starboard), or which side you will leave the other vessel on?

✅ Before You Answer

• Confirm in International Rule 34(a) how many short blasts correspond to an alteration of course to port vs. starboard • Verify whether, in the INTERNATIONAL rules, sound signals are about intended passing arrangement or own ship’s maneuver • Make sure you are not mixing the meanings from the Inland Rules with the International Rules; they are different for maneuvering signals

Question 1 of 27070

INTERNATIONAL ONLY You are in sight of a power-driven vessel that sounds two short blasts of the whistle. What does this signal mean?

The vessel intends to leave you on her starboard side

The vessel is altering course to port

The vessel is altering course to starboard

The vessel intends to leave you on her port side

Question 1 / 2707066636eeb28f7522a1c51be72

Question 1 of 2707066636eeb28f7522a1c51be72

INTERNATIONAL ONLY You are in sight of a power-driven vessel that sounds two short blasts of the whistle. What does this signal mean?

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Question 1 of 27070

INTERNATIONAL ONLY You are in sight of a power-driven vessel that sounds two short blasts of the whistle. What does this signal mean?