One prolonged followed by one short is NOT a signal defined by International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72COLREGS). Unless you are are leaving a dock or berth (one prolonged) then immediately arranging a port to port passage. Unless that is the case there is no such thing as 1 prolonged followed by 1 short.
Vessel operators can alert the lock attendant of their request to transit through the lock by sounding one prolonged blast followed by one short blast
The sound signals that it is a sailing vessel underway when you hear one prolonged blast plus two short blasts every two minutes.
The sound signals that it is a sailing vessel underway when you hear one prolonged blast plus two short blasts every two minutes.
When visibility is very limited, such as in heavy fog, boaters must give an audible signal to others in the area. For a sailboat the signal is one prolonged blast plus two short blasts every two minutes.
One prolonged blast plus two short blasts every two minutes
One prolonged blast followed by one short blast.
Rules of the Road. Rule 32. Sound & light Signals Definitions (B) The Term "short blast" means a blast about one seconds duration. (c) The Term "prolonged blast" means a blast of four to six seconds duration. Rule 34 Maneuvering and Warning Signals International. (a)One Short blast means "I am altering my course to starboard" (right) Inland. (a) One Short blast means "I intend to leave you on port side" (left)
Rules of the Road. Rule 35, Sound Signals in Restricted Visibility. (C) A vessel not under command, a vessel restricted in her ability to maneuver, a vessel constrained by her draft, a sailing vessel, a vessel engaged in fishing, and a vessel engaged in towing or pushing another vessel SHALL, sound at intervals of not more than two minutes three blast in succession, namely one prolonged followed by two short blast.
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Three short blasts means you are operating in reverse. One prolonged blast followed by 3 short blasts means boat under tow in redcued visibility conditions.
One prolonged blast plus two short blasts every two minutes. Explanation: Sound signals let other boaters know where you are located during periods of restricted visibility, such as extreme fog. If you hear the fog signal of a vessel you cannot see, slow to a minimum speed until you are sure there is not a risk of collision. One prolonged blast plus two short blasts at intervals of not more than two minutes is the signal used by sailing vessels.
One prolonged blast plus two short blasts every two minutes. Explanation: Sound signals let other boaters know where you are located during periods of restricted visibility, such as extreme fog. If you hear the fog signal of a vessel you cannot see, slow to a minimum speed until you are sure there is not a risk of collision. One prolonged blast plus two short blasts at intervals of not more than two minutes is the signal used by sailing vessels.