Deck : Rules of the Road - 1026/1025
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| INTERNATIONAL ONLY Two power-driven vessels are meeting in the situation as shown in illustration D037RR below. What does two short blasts from either vessel mean? |
| A) "I am altering my course to starboard." |
| B) "I intend to leave you on my port side." |
| C) "I am operating astern propulsion." |
| D) "I am altering my course to port." |
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Illustration D037RR
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| The rules specifically state to alter course to Starboard, I believe this should be removed so no one gets confused. |
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| Don’t take the bait on this question! Ignore the diagram, and note that this is an INTERNATIONAL situation. What if the question just asked “what does two toots meanâ€? The answer would still be “altering course to portâ€. You are correct in that Rule 14 INTERNATIONAL says to alter course to starboard. Interesting that the INLAND version of Rule 14 says “unless otherwise agreedâ€, alter course to starboard. The bottom line is that right or wrong, in this situation in international rules, a meeting vessel sounding two toots means altering course to port. |
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| 14 (a) states "Alter course to Starboard" |
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| I agree. |