Day shapes – s/v Good Stories

Day shapes

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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: A vessel of less than 20 meters in length may display two cones apex together as a day shape when she is engaged in:

Trawling

Diving operations

Trolling

All of these

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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: A vessel towing over 200 meters in length shall exhibit on the stern of the last barge:

A black ball

A diamond shape

Two cones, apexes together

One cone, apex upward

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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: The dayshape for a vessel gone aground would show the same as:

Vessel towing a submerged object

Dredge underway and dredging

Hydrographic survey vessel at anchor and surveying

None of these

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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND: A dayshape cone, apex downward is a:

Fishing vessel with outlying gear

Vessel proceeding under sail and machinery

Vessel engaged in diving operations

Vessel being towed

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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND. A power-driven vessel exhibiting ball-diamond-ball day shapes is:

Towing alongside

A vessel aground

Underway not making way

A vessel servicing or picking up a buoy

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INTERNATIONAL ONLY. A vessel showing a cylinder shape entering from seaward is:

Constrained by her draft

Not under command

At anchor

Aground

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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND. You see a sailing vessel on your port beam. You know that she is also propelled by machinery if she shows:

A basket

A black ball

A black cone, apex downward

Two black cones, apexes together

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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND. In crossing situation with a fishing vessel displaying two cones, apexes together which is to port side of a power-driven vessel:

The fishing vessel is give-way because she is to port of the power-driven vessel

The fishing vessel is stand-on because she is engaged in fishing

This is a special circumstance, and the largest vessel shall proceed first

None of these

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INLAND AND INTERNATIONAL. Which vessel would show 3 balls - one near the foremast head and one at each end of the fore yard?

Vessel not under command

Vessel constrained by her draft

Vessel restricted in her ability to maneuver

Vessel engaged in mine clearance operations

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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND. A vessel displaying a ball-diamond-ball day shape while underway, you should:

Contact the vessel on VHF radiotelephone for instructions

Provide assistance, the other vessel is in distress

Stay clear, the vessel is unable to keep out of the way of other vessels

None of these

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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND. At anchor, what dayshape would a vessel show during sunrise to sunset?

No signal

One black ball

Two black balls

Three black balls

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BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND. Which dayshape should a vessel not under command exhibit during the hours of sunrise and sunset:

One black cone

One black ball

Two black balls

Three black balls

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