USCG Exam Practice · Rule 17 — Action by Stand-on Vessel
Under the Inland Navigation Rules, when one of two vessels is required to keep out of the way, what is the primary obligation of the other vessel?
- AAlter course to starboard and increase speed
- BKeep her course and speed✓ correct
- CSound the danger signal and stop engines
- DTake early and substantial action to keep well clear
Why B is correct
33 CFR §83.17(a)(i) states that where one of two vessels is to keep out of the way, the other shall keep her course and speed. The obligation to take early and substantial action belongs to the give-way vessel under Rule 16.
Cited:33 CFR §83.17
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