USCG Exam Practice · Rule 19 — Conduct of Vessels in Restricted Visibility
You are underway in restricted visibility and hear a fog signal apparently forward of your beam. Risk of collision has not been ruled out. What action does Inland Rule 19 require?
- AMaintain course and speed and sound the danger signal
- BAlter course to starboard and increase speed to clear the area
- CReduce speed to the minimum at which the vessel can be kept on course, take all way off if necessary, and navigate with extreme caution✓ correct
- DImmediately anchor until the fog signal is no longer heard
Why C is correct
33 CFR §83.19(e) requires that unless risk of collision has been determined not to exist, a vessel hearing a fog signal apparently forward of her beam shall reduce speed to the minimum at which she can be kept on course, take all way off if necessary, and navigate with extreme caution until danger of collision is over.
Cited:33 CFR §83.19(e)
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