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USCG Exam Practice · Rule 6 — Safe Speed

Under the Inland Navigation Rules, the safe speed rule applies to which vessels?

  1. AOnly power-driven vessels underway in restricted visibility
  2. BOnly vessels equipped with operational radar
  3. CEvery vessel at all times✓ correct
  4. DOnly vessels greater than 20 meters in length

Why C is correct

33 CFR §83.06 opens with 'Every vessel shall at all times proceed at a safe speed,' imposing the obligation universally without regard to propulsion type, size, or equipment. The radar-specific factors in §83.06(b) are additional considerations, not a limitation on who must comply.

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