Question 344Rules of the Road90% to pass
INLAND ONLY Two power-driven vessels are meeting in the situation as shown in illustration D037RR below. What does one short blast by vessel "A" mean?
AI Explanation
The correct answer is C) "I intend to leave you on my port side".
According to the Inland Navigation Rules, one short blast from a power-driven vessel indicates that the vessel intends to pass on the other vessel's port side. In the given situation, vessel "A" is meeting vessel "B" head-on, and by sounding one short blast, vessel "A" is communicating its intention to pass vessel "B" on the port side.
The other options are incorrect because: A) is for a vessel intending to pass on the starboard side, B) is for maintaining course and speed, and D) is for altering course to starboard, which is not the case here.
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