Deck General (Supplementary) USCG Question #1048 (Set 18)

INTERNATIONAL ONLY You are in sight of a power-driven vessel that sounds two short blasts of the whistle. This signal means that the vessel __________.

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option A — is altering course to port

COLREG Rule 34(a) establishes that two short blasts serve as an instantaneous rudder indicator confirming that the power-driven vessel is actively executing a maneuver to alter its heading to port.

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