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OUPV Sound and Light Signals | 2025/2026 Exam | 22 Questions | Whistle Blasts, Restricted Visibility, Aground Signals

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This document provides 22 essential, exam-accurate questions with 100% correct answers, covering the Sound and Light Signals section of the OUPV (Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels) exam, updated for the 2025/2026 USCG certification cycle. The content focuses on navigation communication rules critical to avoiding collisions and ensuring safety at sea under both inland and international regulations (COLREGS). Included are precise details on: Whistle and sound signaling protocols by vessel length (≥12m, ≥20m, ≥100m) and required equipment (whistle, bell, gong) Signal meanings for one, two, or three short blasts indicating maneuvers such as turning starboard/port or operating astern propulsion Proper use of prolonged blasts for overtaking in narrow channels, approaching bends, and confirming maneuvers Restricted visibility sound signals for vessels underway, stopped, not under command (NUC), restricted in ability to maneuver (RAM), constrained by draft (CBD), or towing Towed vessel signals, anchor sound signals, and aground alerts using bells, gongs, and combinations thereof Use of light flashes to supplement sound signals (e.g., five rapid flashes for danger/doubt) This resource is excellent for drilling highly testable and safety-critical material, supporting recognition and recall during both written and on-water testing. Best suited for: OUPV license applicants reviewing Rules of the Road and sound/light signal protocols Students in US maritime academies or captain's schools like Sea School, Chapman School of Seamanship, SUNY Maritime, and California Maritime Recreational vessel operators, fishing guides, and commercial captains preparing for USCG-approved exams Anyone requiring proficiency in navigation communication protocols per COLREGS Its direct Q&A format is ideal for memorization, review, and pre-exam self-testing. Keywords: OUPV sound signals, light signals exam, 2025 USCG rules, whistle blast meaning, one short blast, two short blasts, overtaking signal, fog horn, restricted visibility, power vessel signals, RAM vessel, vessel aground signal, rapid bell ringing, vessel at anchor, five short blasts, vessel towed signal, day shape sound, whistle bell gong requirements, COLREGS sound rules

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1.Short blast duration: 1 second
2.prolonged blast duration: 4-6 seconds
3.12m or more sound requirements: whistle
4.20m or more sound requirement: whistle and bell
5.100m or more sound requirement: whistle bell and gong
6.one short blast means: I am altering my course to starboard
7.two short blasts mean: i am altering my course to port
8.three short blasts mean: i am operating astern propulsion
9.intending to overtake another vessel in a narrow channel: 2 prolonged and 1 short: i
intend to overtake on starboard
10. intending to overtake another vessel in narrow channel: 2 prolonged and 2 short:: i intend to
overtake on port
11.intending to overtake is how many and how long?: 2 prolonged
12. How do you signal agreement to be overtaken: 1 prolonged, 1 short, 1 prolonged, 1 short in that
order
13. what is the signal for in doubt?: 5 rapid short blasts. can be supplemented by at least 5 flashes of
light
14. what do you signal if you are approaching a bend and think there may be another boat around
the corner?: signal with 1 prolonged
15.how do you answer around the corner?: 1 prolonged
16. restricted visibility: power vessel making way has to signal this: 1 prolonged every 2 minutes or
more freq
17. power stopped making no way makes this sound in restricted viz: 2 prolonged blasts, 2 second
intervals
18. vessel NUC, RAM, CBD, sailing, fishing, towing or pushing, has to make this souind in restricted
visibilty: 1 prolonged, 2 short
19.fishing at anchor, RAM at anchor (working) makes:: 1 prolonged 2 short
20.a vessel towed or the last vseel of the tow makes this sound in restricted vis: 1 prolonged, 3 short.
preferably as soon as the towing vessel finishes her blasts

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