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You are approaching an open drawbridge and sound the proper signal. You receive no acknowledgment from the bridge. Which action should you take?

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You are approaching an open drawbridge and sound the proper signal. You receive no acknowledgment from the bridge. Which action should you take?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Drawbridge operating regulations in 33 CFR Part 117 (Bridge Operating Regulations) • Required sound signals to request a bridge opening and what to do if there is no reply • Safe navigation practice when bridge status or intentions are unclear

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: If the bridge does NOT answer your signal, has proper communication actually been established between vessel and bridge? • Think about which option best prevents a misunderstanding about the bridge’s intentions, especially if it might be about to start closing. • Consider what the Coast Guard expects you to do before you commit your vessel to passing through an opening that might change status.

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• Verify which option involves repeating the signal and waiting, rather than assuming permission to pass. • Eliminate any option that has you proceeding through the bridge without clear acknowledgment from the bridge tender. • Check which choice most clearly matches the idea: no movement through the bridge until positive two‑way signaling/understanding is established.

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Question 1 of 20

You are approaching an open drawbridge and sound the proper signal. You receive no acknowledgment from the bridge. Which action should you take?

Hold in the channel as a vessel is closing the bridge from the other direction.

Resound the opening signal and do not pass through the bridge until signals have been exchanged.

Approach under full control to a position no closer than 400 yards from the bridge and await a signal from the bridge.

Approach with caution and proceed through the open draw.

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You are approaching an open drawbridge and sound the proper signal. You receive no acknowledgment from the bridge. Which action should you take?

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You are approaching an open drawbridge and sound the proper signal. You receive no acknowledgment from the bridge. Which action should you take?

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