Question 162 Rules of the Road

The correct answer is B) The vessels should exchange two blast whistle signals and pass starboard to starboard. This is the correct answer because under the Inland Navigation Rules, when two power-driven vessels are meeting on a river and will pass about 1/4 mile apart, they should exchange two blast whistle signals to indicate they will pass starboard-to-starboard. This is the appropriate action to take when the vessels are meeting in a head-on or nearly head-on situation. The other options are incorrect because option A calls for one blast signal instead of two, option C does not require the vessels to exchange any whistle signals, and option D would have the vessels pass without any whistle signals, which is not the proper procedure for this scenario under the Inland Navigation Rules.