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Rules of the roadQuestion 182 of 352

You overtake a power-driven vessel in a narrow channel, and the other vessel agrees. What does the other vessel do?

  1. Sounds no signal at all
  2. Sounds a different signal
  3. Turns on a flashing light
  4. Sounds the same signal that you sounded
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Correct answer: Sounds the same signal that you sounded

If the overtaken vessel agrees, it sounds the same signal.

Source: US Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), 33 CFR Part 83: Inland Navigation Rules, § 83.09 Narrow channels (Rule 9)

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026