USCG Exam Practice · Passing distance and CPA from chart plot
When determining safe speed, a vessel equipped with operational radar must additionally consider which of the following factors NOT required of vessels without radar?
- AThe state of wind, sea, and current
- BThe traffic density including concentration of fishing vessels
- CThe possibility that small vessels, ice, and other floating objects may not be detected by radar at an adequate range✓ correct
- DThe draft in relation to the available depth of water
Why C is correct
33 CFR §83.06(b)(iv) lists the possibility that small vessels, ice, and other floating objects may not be detected by radar at an adequate range as a factor applicable only to vessels with operational radar. Options A, B, and D are all factors listed under §83.06(a), which apply to all vessels.
Cited:33 CFR §83.06
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