Deck General (Supplementary) USCG Question #438 (Set 9)

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are in charge of a power-driven vessel making way in dense fog. You observe what appears to be another vessel on radar half a mile distant on your port bow and closing. You must take which of the following actions?

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option A — sound one prolonged blast

Rule 35(a) requires a power-driven vessel making way through the water in restricted visibility to sound at intervals of not more than 2 minutes one prolonged blast on its whistle, regardless of radar contacts.

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