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Post by Ian on Jan 25, 2005 22:25:26 GMT -8
Okay i got a question for you try to geuss the answer. Why do bc ferries give one long honk and three short ones at the terminals.
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Post by Ferryman on Jan 25, 2005 22:28:38 GMT -8
The long blast means is to give warning to other vessels that she is departing from port, and the short 3 blasts means ship is backing up. That usually occurs at the Mainland Terminals with a single ender of course but there have been times on the the Cow and Alberni when I've gone on them where they have to back out and turn around because of engine problems
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Post by Ian on Jan 25, 2005 22:29:43 GMT -8
Got it, although the 3 blasts can meen it's underway.
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Post by Ferryman on Jan 25, 2005 22:31:19 GMT -8
I got a question...What about if a ship gives one short blast or two short blasts while underway, or even 4 short blasts?
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Post by Ian on Jan 25, 2005 22:36:05 GMT -8
GET OUT OF THE WAY!, GET OUT OF THE WAY! And sometimes it can go up to 10+ blasts.
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Post by Ferryman on Jan 25, 2005 22:42:34 GMT -8
How about 1 short blast and then 2 more short blasts?
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Post by Ian on Jan 25, 2005 22:45:52 GMT -8
Same thing, right?
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Post by Ferryman on Jan 25, 2005 22:49:14 GMT -8
Sort of but not really, I got the idea off a site and it supposebly means to pass or give right of way or something  |
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Post by Ian on Jan 25, 2005 22:50:36 GMT -8
That might be for smaller boats because when you have a larger boat the smaller boats usually yield to it.
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Post by Ferryman on Jan 25, 2005 22:52:59 GMT -8
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Post by Ian on Jan 25, 2005 22:58:20 GMT -8
That bottom picture where it says camera is Voyager of the seas or at least one of her sisters. Actually maybe all of them are, i have never been on her only Serenade of the seas. Cool site thanx for finding it.
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Post by Balfour on Jan 26, 2005 8:38:37 GMT -8
I was told by a deckhand on the Nanny that one honk means a right turn, two short honks means a left turn, and 3 blasts means that the ferry is backing up.
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Post by Ferryman on Jan 26, 2005 15:54:24 GMT -8
Yup that's right you got it.
Question: Hoe many blades are on the propellar of a V-Class? C-Class?
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Post by Curtis on Jan 26, 2005 16:46:56 GMT -8
I guess 3 blades
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Post by Ian on Jan 26, 2005 18:30:04 GMT -8
C-class has 5 or six, i think 5.
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Post by Curtis on Feb 10, 2005 15:17:10 GMT -8
I'll be making a quiz on a website I know about later
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Doug
Voyager 
Lurking within...the car deck.
Posts: 2,213
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Post by Doug on Feb 10, 2005 16:30:03 GMT -8
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Post by Curtis on Feb 10, 2005 17:27:27 GMT -8
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Post by Curtis on Feb 10, 2005 17:29:08 GMT -8
It's kinda easy so ya know
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Post by Balfour on Feb 10, 2005 17:33:46 GMT -8
I took your quiz, I got 90%. It's a pretty good quiz, but did you have to have all those noises?
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Post by Ferryman on Feb 10, 2005 18:07:28 GMT -8
Cool quiz, never even thought to try and use that site to make a BCF quiz. I don't think he added those sounds and stuff because I've had quizes sent to me by friends and they use the same sounds and all
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Post by Curtis on Feb 10, 2005 22:06:17 GMT -8
Yeah they do it that way.
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Koastal Karl
Voyager
Been on every BC Ferry now!!!!!
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Post by Koastal Karl on Feb 10, 2005 22:12:14 GMT -8
Darn it, I only got 60. I am a bit out of whack as I havent taken a quiz for ages.
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Post by Ian on Feb 10, 2005 22:40:32 GMT -8
I got 80.
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Post by NMcKay on Feb 10, 2005 22:41:39 GMT -8
wow. i got 40...im really outta touch.
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