Rule 5 — Look-out
Appears on 85% of examsDifficulty 2/536 drill questions
On the paperQ100 / Q30050 questions90% to pass, 5 wrong allowed
Authoritative sources#
Every answer on this topic traces back to the public rule corpus below.
Source excerpts#
33 CFR §83.05
Look-out (Rule 5). Every vessel shall at all times maintain a proper look-out by sight and hearing as well as by all available means appropriate in the prevailing circumstances and conditions so as to make a full appraisal of the situation and of the risk of collision.
COLREGs Rule 11
Application Rules in this section apply to vessels in sight of one another. Relationship to the Inland Rules: Inland Rule 11 differs from this rule — compare against 33 CFR 83.11 before answering a question that turns on which set applies.
COLREGs Rule 4
Application Rules in this Section apply to any condition of visibility. Relationship to the Inland Rules: Inland Rule 4 differs from this rule — compare against 33 CFR 83.04 before answering a question that turns on which set applies.
COLREGs Rule 5
Look-out Every vessel shall at all times maintain a proper look-out by sight and hearing as well as by all available means appropriate in the prevailing circumstances and conditions so as to make a full appraisal of the situation and of the risk of collision. Steering and Sailing Rules Relationship to the Inland Rules: Inland Rule 5 is word-for-word identical to this rule.
Practice this topic#
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Under both the International and Inland Rules, a proper look-out is maintained by ______.
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