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Inland · Rule 14

Head-on Situation

TL;DR

When two power-driven vessels meet on reciprocal or nearly reciprocal courses so as to involve risk of collision, each shall alter course to starboard so that they pass on the port side of each other.

Why it shows up on the exam

Two short blasts (Inland) or two long-short signals are wrong here — the rule is one short blast 'I am altering my course to starboard.'

Authoritative source

International parallel

COLREGs Rule 14Head-on Situation

More from Part B-II — In Sight of One Another

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