Rules of the Road Flashcards
(16 cards)
One Short Blast?
Altering to Starboard
Two Short Blasts?
Altering to Port
Four short blasts?
Pilot
Five short blasts?
Unsure of your intentions
When operating in a narrow channel or fairway, what sound signals would you use to identify your intentions to overtake to STBD?
Two long one short
When operating in a narrow channel or fairway, what sound signals would you use to identify your intentions to overtake to Port?
Two long two short
When agreeing with overtaking in a narrow channel or fairway what sound signals would you make?
One long one short one long one short
RESVIS: One prolonged blast? NMT 2 min
A PDV making way
ResVis: Two prolonged blasts? NMT 2 min
PDV underway but not making way
ResVis: One long 2 short NMT 2 min
NUC, RIATM, CBD, VIEF, Tow, SV, VIEF at Anchor, RIATM at Anchor
ResVis: 1 long 3 short NMT 2 min
The last vessel in a Tow if manned
Resvis: Ringing of a Bell rapidly for 5 seconds NMT 1 min
PDV at anchor <100m
Resvid: Ringing of bell rapidly for 5 seconds, then a gong? NMT 1 min
PDV at anchor >100m
ResVis: 1 long 1 short 1 long
A pdf at anchor >100m warning of her position due to risk of collision
Resvis: 3 strokes of bell - 5 sec rapid ringing - 3 bell - rapid ringing of gong
A PDV aground
Resvis: 4 short blasts
a pilot vessel
