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What does 3 long and 2 short blasts mean from a great lakes ship?
It is the "Masters Salute", a salute to the Master of another vessel.
What does 1 prolonged blast and 2 short blast of boat whistle mean?
Runaway ship
What sound signal tells another boater that you wish to pass on your right?
2 short blasts
What is the time duration between fog horn blasts?
You need to transmit the Morse letter D (-..) with either a fog horn or hitting a bell every 2 minutes. Long blasts need to be 3 times as long as short blasts. The space between blasts is as long as the duration of a short blast. So the sequence goes like this: Blow the horn or hit the bell for 6 seconds, wait for 2, hit it for 2 seconds, wait for 2 seconds, and hit it again for 2 seconds.
What sound signal tell another boater that you wish to pass on your right side?
2 short blasts
What do 2 short horn blasts indicate in a meeting situation?
I intend to pass you on the starboard(right) side
What does 2 short blast of a horn mean when boating?
you better get off that ship!!Two short blasts means that the vessel intends to leave you on it's starboard side. If you are in international waters it means " I am altering my course to port"
What does 1 short blast mean when boating?
1 blast means, I am turning to starboard (right) 2 blasts means, I am turning to port (left) 3 blasts means, I am going astern (backwards) 5 blasts means, I don't know what you are doing, get out of my way.....and usually accompanied by colourful language and waving of arms etc. Often heard around the commercial jetty when recreational boats get in the way of large commercial ferries etc...
What do two short horn blast from an approaching boat mean?
4 short blasts are the letter H is morse. On the River Clyde in Scotland a local bye law allows it to be signalled by a vessel going astern from a berth, generally a paddle steamer, indicating that it is going astern, it has difficulty in manoeuvring and warning other vessels to keep clear.
What does PT boat mean in World War 2?
Patrol Torpedo Boat
What were the u-boats of ww1 and World War 2?
They were the submarines of the German Navy. U-boat is short for undertseeboote (undersea boat).
During periods of restricted visibility what vessels must emit 1 prolonged blast immediately followed by 2 short blasts every two minutes?
Sailboat
