USCG Exam PracticeDanger bearings and danger circles
You are navigating in restricted visibility and detect a vessel by radar alone. You determine a close-quarters situation is developing. Your vessel is the stand-on vessel and the contact is forward of your beam. Which action is specifically prohibited when altering course to avoid the situation?
- A. An alteration of course to starboard
- ✓ An alteration of course to portCorrect
- C. A reduction in speed
- D. Stopping the vessel
Why B is correct
33 CFR §83.19(d)(i) states that when taking avoiding action by altering course for a vessel detected by radar forward of the beam, an alteration of course to port shall so far as possible be avoided. Alterations to starboard, speed reductions, and stopping are not prohibited by this provision.
Cited:33 CFR §83.19