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USCG Exam Practice · Rule 16 — Action by Give-way Vessel

Under the Inland Navigation Rules, every vessel directed to keep out of the way of another vessel shall take action that is best described as:

  1. AEarly and substantial action to keep well clear✓ correct
  2. BGradual and measured action to avoid alarming the stand-on vessel
  3. CAction only when the stand-on vessel signals with sound signals
  4. DAction sufficient to pass at any distance, however close

Why A is correct

33 CFR §83.16 states that every vessel directed to keep out of the way shall, so far as possible, take early and substantial action to keep well clear. Gradual or delayed action does not satisfy this requirement.

Cited:33 CFR §83.16

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