Captain’s License Part 60
This finishes a review of SOUND SIGNALS! Hugh Simpson
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Captain’s License Part 59
Well the STUPIDS have struck again at WordPress! Tried putting in a photo as I have done HUNDREDS of times before! Finally on the fourth or fifth time it has loaded. This is a review of what we have been … Continue reading →
Captain’s License Part 58
Continuing our discussion of SOUND SIGNALS today we look at be vessels at ANCHOR. Vessels under 100 meters must at intervals of not more than 1 minute rapidly ring a BELL for about 5 seconds. Vessels 100 meters or more … Continue reading →
Captain’s License Part 57
Time to get back to our studying! Today we are continuing to study the different scenarios with SOUND signals in RESTRICTED visibility. If you are a pushing vessel and the vessel being pushed are composite whole, you are considered a … Continue reading →
Captain’s License Part 57
Time to get back to our studying! Today we are continuing to study the different scenarios with SOUND signals in RESTRICTED visibility. If you are a pushing vessel and the vessel being pushed are composite whole, you are considered a … Continue reading →
Captain’s License Part 55
Today we look at SOUND SIGNALS in an area with RESTRICTED VISIBILITY. If the vessel is POWER DRIVEN then it must sound a signal of intervals of not more than 2 minutes a strong PROLONGED blast. If the power driven … Continue reading →
Captain’s License Part 52
This might have been discussed previously – when your vessel is approaching a bend or an area of a channel or fairway, make sure you sound 1 PROLONGED BLAST since another vessel or vessels may not have a full view … Continue reading →
Captain’s License Part 51
Here is one of the MOST IMPORTANT things to remember to avoid a COLLISION with an approaching vessel! In this day of NON SITUATIONAL AWARENESS except the smartphone I’m writing this on (NEVER buy any Moto G series phone!) collisions … Continue reading →
Captain’s License Part 47
Today we begin a series on SOUND and LIGHT SIGNALS. First we look at some definitions: WHISTLE refers any sound signaling item capable of producing the required BLASTS. SHORT TERM BLAST = 1 second duration. PROLONGED BLAST= 4-6 seconds duration. … Continue reading →