USCG Exam Practice · Rule 17 — Action by Stand-on Vessel
Rules 11 through 18 of the Inland Navigation Rules apply only when which condition exists?
- AVessels are operating in restricted visibility
- BVessels are within a narrow channel
- CVessels are in sight of one another✓ correct
- DVessels are within half a nautical mile of each other
Why C is correct
33 CFR §83.11 explicitly states that Rules 11 through 18 apply to vessels in sight of one another. Rule 17, governing stand-on vessel action, falls within this group.
Cited:33 CFR §83.11
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