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Question 908 of 1,025

INLAND ONLY Vessel "A" is power-driven and overtaking power-driven vessel "B" as shown in illustration D017RR below and will pass without changing course. What signal should vessel "A" sound?

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Jo Joel.Stoorza · Jan 7, 2016

This question does not specify how far apart the vessels are when overtaking. Unless it's specified that the distance will be less than 0.5 miles, you can't state that sound signals must be made.

mo monadyne · Mar 29, 2016

Joel's right that the statement of the question doesn't mention the distance separating them. You'd have to deduce from the size of the vessel shapes in the diagram that they're relatively close to one another.

fi fightclub · Jul 6, 2017

This is a bogus question.

No mention of a narrow channel or fairway.

This isnt a meeting or crossing situation.

oh ohbenny · Nov 16, 2017

No need to mention distance since the question states that vessel "A" is overtaking "B" and it wouldn't be an overtaking situation if they were more than 1/2 a mile from each other.

Narrow channel doesn't apply, this is an inland only question.

Ti Tiatia81 · Dec 5, 2018

Bad question

Deck: Rules of the Road

INLAND ONLY Vessel "A" is power-driven and overtaking power-driven vessel "B" as shown in illustration D017RR below and will pass without changing course. What signal should vessel "A" sound?

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