USCG Exam PracticeLeeway allowance in plotting
A vessel nearing a bend in a channel where other vessels may be obscured by an intervening obstruction shall sound which signal, and what response is required from an approaching vessel within hearing?
- A. Two short blasts; the approaching vessel answers with two short blasts
- ✓ One prolonged blast; the approaching vessel answers with one prolonged blastCorrect
- C. Five short blasts; the approaching vessel answers with five short blasts
- D. One prolonged blast; no response is required from the approaching vessel
Why B is correct
33 CFR §83.34(e) requires a vessel nearing a bend or area where vessels may be obscured to sound one prolonged blast, and any approaching vessel within hearing around the bend shall answer with a prolonged blast.
Cited:33 CFR §83.34