Comments on: Soundscape https://lindarushby.com/2021/03/13/soundscape/ Blogger, traveller, poet, indie publisher - 'I am the Cat who walks by herself, and all places are alike to me' Tue, 16 Mar 2021 10:41:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 By: Linda https://lindarushby.com/2021/03/13/soundscape/#comment-69 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 10:41:57 +0000 http://lindarushby.com/?p=1556#comment-69 In reply to Trevor David Clifton.

Thanks for sharing that Trevor! 🙂 Never know when it might come in handy! 😉

]]> By: Trevor David Clifton https://lindarushby.com/2021/03/13/soundscape/#comment-68 Mon, 15 Mar 2021 22:21:47 +0000 http://lindarushby.com/?p=1556#comment-68 A long blast on a ship’s whistle (‘Foghorn’) is 4 to 6 seconds.
A short blast about 1 sec.
Under way in restricted visibility a vessel should sound one long blast every 2 minutes.
In clear visibility a vessel:
Intending to turn to starboard should sound one short blast
Intending to turn to port should sound two short blasts
Engaging astern propulsion should sound three short blasts
5 or more short blasts means: ‘your intentions are not clear I do not believe you are taking sufficient precautions to avoid a collision’.
I thought you would like to know that.

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