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INTERNATIONAL ONLY On open water, a power-driven vessel coming up dead astern of another vessel and altering her course to starboard so as to pass on the starboard side of the vessel ahead would sound which signal?

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he headleerp · May 20, 2016
This answer is wrong!
nc nclevi2 · Jun 12, 2016
It isn't wrong. Rule 34(a). You are thinking within a narrow channel in international waters, 34(c).
St Stay36 · Jul 18, 2017
this answer is wrong. it should be b as I selected for my answer. however, it says the answer is c. in overtaking situation for international the whistle blast start with two prolonged blast followed by either one or two short blast.
ma martinrw · Jul 20, 2017
As nclevi2 pointed out, "one short blast" is correct. The question specifies you are in open water, as such, sound signals for narrow channels do not apply is this situation. You are simply altering course to starboard.
St Stay36 · Jul 20, 2017
however, this is also an overtaking situation
Kr Kruser41 · Dec 4, 2017
Two prolonged before your one or two short blasts is only when overtaking in a narrow channel in international waters when you are overtaking such that the vessel being overtaken also has to move.
Kr Kruser41 · Dec 4, 2017
Reference Rule 9(e) and 34 (c) (i)
je jehujava · May 12, 2018
If only the CG took the time to digest the regulations into something meaningful rather than just cut and paste the CFRs into a “handbook.” I, too, was unable to infer initially that overtaking in open ocean was the same as passing.
Dr Drcraw · Mar 7, 2019
I thought in open water, no passing signals are required to sound back especially if you don't have to deviate course.
No wiggle, no whistle...
Dr Drcraw · Mar 7, 2019
also this question is worded as if my 5 year old wrote it