USCG Exam PracticeLeeway allowance in plotting
Under the Inland Navigation Rules, when two power-driven vessels are in sight of one another and within half a mile, one vessel sounds two short blasts. This signal means:
- A. I am operating astern propulsion
- B. I intend to overtake you on your port side
- ✓ I intend to leave you on my starboard sideCorrect
- D. I intend to leave you on my port side
Why C is correct
33 CFR §83.34(a)(i)(2) states that two short blasts mean 'I intend to leave you on my starboard side' in a meeting or crossing situation. Two short blasts in an overtaking situation carry a different meaning under §83.34(c)(i)(2), so context matters, but in a meeting or crossing situation the answer is as stated.
Cited:33 CFR §83.34