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.
One prolonged blast followed by one short blast signals to a river lock attendant that a vessel is requesting to enter the lock. This sound pattern is a standard communication method used in maritime navigation to convey a specific intention. The prolonged blast indicates the vessel's approach, while the short blast serves to confirm the request for lock entry.
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)
One prolonged blast followed by two short blasts every two minutes is a sound signal used by vessels in fog or low visibility conditions. This signal indicates that the boat is under way and making way through the water. It serves to alert other vessels in the area of its presence and movement to help prevent collisions.
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.
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.
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