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Under 33 CFR §164.11, which of the following is a requirement regarding the use of buoys when fixing a vessel's position?
- A. Buoys may be used as the sole means of fixing position in restricted visibility
- ✓ Buoys alone shall not be used to fix the vessel's positionCorrect
- C. Buoys may fix position only when corroborated by a single additional aid
- D. Buoys are acceptable primary position-fixing aids in charted channels
Why B is correct
33 CFR §164.11(e) explicitly states that buoys alone are not to be used to fix the vessel's position. The note to that section explains that buoys may corroborate a position fixed by other means but cannot themselves fix a position.
Cited:33 CFR §164.11