Question 389Deck Safety70% to pass
An airplane should NOT send which signal in reply to a surface craft?
AI Explanation
The correct answer is A) Opening and closing the throttle.
An airplane should not send this signal in reply to a surface craft because it could be misinterpreted as an emergency signal. The proper signals for an airplane to use in communication with a surface craft are rocking the wings (B), flashing Morse code T (C), or flashing the navigational lights off and on (D). These visual signals are the standard methods for an airplane to communicate with a surface vessel and do not risk being confused with an emergency transmission.
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