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BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are underway in a narrow channel and you are being overtaken by a vessel astern. The overtaking vessel sounds a signal indicating his intention to pass your vessel on your starboard side. If such an action appears dangerous, which signal should you sound?

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Gs Gs11gk · Sep 16, 2018

Technically, shouldn't this question be Inland only, given that the overtaking vessel is sounding an 'intention' rather than telling you he is doing it?

Sa SaysWho · Feb 10, 2019

I believe anytime you feel that a vessels actions are unclear or may cause danger, 5 short and rapid blast are in order.

Ma Marco Polo · May 30, 2019

Colregs states that a vessel overtaking in a narrow channel must sound his intentions (PPS or PPSS) and the overtaken vessel must reply with PSPS (Charlie) if she agrees. If she does not (her answer is NO), she must sound 5 short and rapid blasts in response.

Deck: Rules of the Road

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are underway in a narrow channel and you are being overtaken by a vessel astern. The overtaking vessel sounds a signal indicating his intention to pass your vessel on your starboard side. If such an action appears dangerous, which signal should you sound?

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