Deck General (Supplementary) USCG Question #961 (Set 17)

INTERNATIONAL ONLY You intend to overtake a vessel in a narrow channel, and you intend to pass along the vessel's port side. How should you signal your intention?

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option A — Two prolonged followed by two short blasts

COLREG Rule 34(c)(i) requires an overtaking vessel in a narrow channel or fairway desiring to pass on the overtaken vessel's port side to sound a specific maneuver signal of two prolonged blasts followed by two short blasts.

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