USCG Exam PracticeRule 10 — Traffic Separation Schemes
A vessel is navigating near the termination of a traffic separation scheme and also wishes to anchor. Which combination of Rule 10 requirements applies to her situation?
- ✓ She must navigate with particular caution near the termination and, so far as practicable, avoid anchoring in the scheme or areas near its terminations.Correct
- B. She may anchor freely near the termination because anchoring restrictions apply only within the traffic lanes themselves.
- C. She must proceed at right angles through the termination area before anchoring outside the scheme.
- D. She is required to use the inshore traffic zone for anchoring if one is designated adjacent to the scheme.
Why A is correct
33 CFR §83.10(f) requires particular caution when navigating near the terminations of traffic separation schemes, and §83.10(g) requires a vessel to so far as practicable avoid anchoring in a traffic separation scheme or in areas near its terminations. Both provisions apply to a vessel in this situation; the anchoring restriction explicitly extends to areas near the terminations, not just within the lanes.