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BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Your vessel is underway but stopped and making no way through the water when fog sets in. Which fog signal should you sound?

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ra rawdataman · Jan 25, 2015

This question is not clear enough - it does not specify if 'your vessel' is a sailboat, powerboat, whatever. I assume it is referring/expecting 'your vessel' to be a power boat..... Note to CG. The 'correct' answer would not be correct if 'your vessel' was a sailboat,towboat, pilot boat, etc...

Ka Kathi6280 · Feb 4, 2016

RAWDATAMAN is absolutely correct.

an ansgarlarson · Jun 4, 2017

Initially, I agreed with RAWDATMAN but after review of rule 35, it only specifies that a POWER DRIVEN vessel is to sound 2 prolonged underway making no way. It does not specify that any other type of vessel must sound any variation of sound signal underway making no way. Hope this helps.

Al Alexey · Dec 27, 2019

Think Rawdataman is right. Take a look at Rule 35 (c): A vessel not under command, a vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre, a vessel constrained by her draught, a sailing vessel, a vessel engaged in fishing and a vessel engaged in towing or pushing another vessel shall, instead of the signals prescribed in paragraphs (a) or (b) of this Rule, sound at intervals of not more than 2 minutes three blasts in succession, namely one prolonged followed by two short blasts.

MY VESSEL COULD BE A NUC VESSEL.
But, if not said anything on the contrary, we must assume it is a normal vessel. Think that is the lesson

Deck: Rules of the Road

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Your vessel is underway but stopped and making no way through the water when fog sets in. Which fog signal should you sound?

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