Question 304Rules of the Road90% to pass
INLAND ONLY Your vessel is proceeding down a channel, and can safely navigate only within the channel. Another vessel is crossing your bow from port to starboard, and you are in doubt as to her intentions. Which statement is TRUE?
AI Explanation
The correct answer is D) The sounding of the danger signal is mandatory.
According to the Inland Navigation Rules, Rule 34(d), when vessels are in doubt as to the other vessel's intentions, the vessel that is the stand-on vessel shall sound the danger signal, which is five or more short and rapid blasts of the whistle. This is a mandatory requirement to alert the other vessel of the potential danger and uncertainty.
The other answer choices are incorrect because A) is for a different situation, B) is not the correct signal, and C) is incorrect as the sounding of the danger signal is required in this circumstance, not optional.
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