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UNITED STATES COAST GUARD 



Do the special signals prescribed for 

 surveying vessels give such vessels the 

 right of way or obviate the necessity for 

 strict observance of the rules for pre- 

 venting collision of vessels? 



Are Coast Guard cutters or war ships 

 of the United States permitted to oper- 

 ate without running lights? 



State the rules relating to the carry- 

 ing of unauthorized lights on vessels. 



What lights shall be carried by any 

 raft being propelled by hand power, or 

 by the power of the river, or when 

 being towed, or which are anchored, or 

 moored in or near a channel, or fair- 

 way? 



Describe the lights required where a 

 stringout of moored vessels or barges is 

 engaged in the operation of vessels 

 moored or anchored and engaged in lay- 

 ing cables, pipes, or submarine con- 

 struction, etc. 



What navigation light (or lights) 

 is/are required for a vessel propelled 

 by hand power, horsepower, or by the 

 current of the river; except rafts and 

 rowboats? 



What information can be determined 

 about the heading of a vessel by observ- 

 ing her colored sidelights? 



Describe the lights required in United 

 States Harbors (except the Hudson 

 River, etc.) for barges, canal boats, or 

 scows towing alongside a steam vessel 

 if the deck, deckhouses, cargo of the 

 barge or canal boat be so high above 

 water as to obscure the side lights of 

 the towing steamer. 



In thick weather, the wind is north- 

 east and you hear a schooner blowing 

 one blast of her fog horn; about how 

 would she be heading? 



What is the rule for light draft ves- 

 sels passing floating plants? 



How should all orders to helmsmen 

 be given? 



What is the permissible length of a 

 tow of seagoing barges within inland 

 waters? 



What is the maximum length of 

 hawser permitted between vessels in a 

 tow on inland waters? 



What is the length of a "long blast" 

 as this term is used in the Inland and 

 Pilot Rules? 



What does the term "floating plant" 

 as used in the Rules include? 



State the distress signals for vessels 

 in inland waters. 



When is the sound signal of one long 

 blast used by vessels in inland waters 

 of the United States? 



What signal is given by a steamer 

 nearing a bend or curve in a channel if, 

 because of height of the banks or other 

 cause, a steam vessel approaching from 



the opposite direction cannot be seen 

 for a distance of a half mile? 



Describe the day and night signals 

 for vessels moored or anchored and en- 

 gaged in laying cables or pipe, sub- 

 marine construction, excavation, mat 

 sinking, bank grading, dike construc- 

 tion, revetment, or other bank protec- 

 tion operations. 



What are the day and night signals 

 for dredges held in stationary positions 

 by moorings or spuds? 



What is the penalty for any licensed 

 officer not observing the provisions of 

 the Inland Rules? 



What is the penalty for any vessel 

 navigated without complying with the 

 provisions of the Inland Rules? 



Describe the anchor lights required 

 by steamers. 



What is the day signal for a vessel 

 at anchor in a channel or fairway? 



Describe the running lights of a 

 steam vessel under the Inland Rules — 

 other than seagoing vessels and ferry- 

 boats. 



Describe the signals to be made by a 

 vessel intending to pass dredges or 

 other types of floating plant working in 

 navigable channels. 



An ocean steamer 550 feet long is 

 being shifted at night from one dock to 

 another in New York harbor by three 

 tugs. One tug is on a hawser 100 feet 

 ahead of the steamer and one tug is 

 alongside on each quarter. What lights 

 are required to be shown by each of the 

 four vessels? 



What lights and day signals are car- 

 ried by a vessel of the Coast and 

 Geodetic Survey when at anchor in a 

 fairway on surveying operations? 



Describe the lights carried by a Pilot 

 vessel engaged in pilotage duty in 

 United States waters and at anchor. 



A sailing pilot vessel 150 feet in 

 length anchors at night on the way out 

 to her station, but not on it. What light 

 or lights must she display? 



Where must the two anchor lights be 

 shown in vessels of 150 feet and up- 

 wards ? 



What day signal must be displayed 

 in the forward pai-t of the vessel where 

 it can best be seen from other vessels 

 when a vessel more than 65 feet in 

 length is mooi-ed or anchored in a fair- 

 way or channel between sunrise and 

 sunset? 



Why is an inland steam vessel, not re- 

 quired to show a stern light, when her 

 lights are fitted in accordance with the 

 inland rules? 



What lights are shown by vessels not 

 under command in inland waters? 



