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INTERNATIONAL ONLY You are operating a vessel in a narrow channel. Your vessel must stay within the channel to be navigated safely. Another vessel is crossing your course from starboard to port, and you are in doubt as to his intentions. According to Rule 9, which statement is TRUE?

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db dbcooper200k · May 12, 2016

Rule 34 (d)

Ja JayhawkNavy02 · Sep 3, 2018

Key here is that it is INTERNATIONAL only. Rule 9 (e)(i) is key:

"If in doubt she MAY sound the signals prescribed in Rule 34(d)"

Inland states, "SHALL"

Deck: Rules of the Road

INTERNATIONAL ONLY You are operating a vessel in a narrow channel. Your vessel must stay within the channel to be navigated safely. Another vessel is crossing your course from starboard to port, and you are in doubt as to his intentions. According to Rule 9, which statement is TRUE?

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