A prolonged blast of a horn can signal an emergency or urgent situation, alerting people to take immediate action or to evacuate. It may also indicate a warning, such as approaching danger or the need for heightened awareness. In some contexts, it can serve as a call to gather or a signal for an event to begin or end.
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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.
A single prolonged blast of a horn typically signals a warning or alert, often indicating that there is a need for immediate attention or action. In various contexts, such as maritime navigation or emergency situations, it can communicate the presence of danger or the need to evacuate. Additionally, it may serve as a signal for the start of an event or a call to gather.
Stay out of the way! One prolonged blast is the whistle signal for a ship leaving a berth or in a blind bend in a channel.
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On seagoing vessels in restricted visibility a prolonged blast on the ships whistle means the vessel is making way through the water.
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
one prolonged blast
One prolonged blast followed by one short blast.
Swim steadily, and watch out for cross currents.
One prolonged blast means a sound signal of between 4 and 6 seconds. By itself it to notify other users of the presence of a vessel that is manoeuvring. Leaving a dock or if obscured by something for instance.
In the maritime environment, it mean several things: 1. In restricted visibility it means the vessel is making way through the water. 2. A vessel approaching a blind bend in a river can sound one prolonged blast on the ships' whistle to alert any other vessels to its presence, if another vessel is nearby then they will respond with one prolonged blast on the ships' whistle.