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BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are approaching another vessel. She is about one mile distant and is on your starboard bow. You believe she will cross ahead of you. She then sounds a whistle signal of five short blasts. What action should you take?

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Vo VoldbergJ · Oct 22, 2018

If you are in Inland rules you MAYNOT have room to make a large course change. 2 cents

go golivi · Oct 25, 2018

Indeed VoldbergJ, but Rule 8 says that any alteration of course OR SPEED made to avoid collision should be large enough to be readily appearant to another vessel observing visually or by radar. If room does not exist, rapidly backing down (while sounding 3 short) might be only recourse.

Ma Marco Polo · May 30, 2019

"Large enough so a blind man could see it"

Deck: Rules of the Road

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are approaching another vessel. She is about one mile distant and is on your starboard bow. You believe she will cross ahead of you. She then sounds a whistle signal of five short blasts. What action should you take?

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