USCG Exam Practice · Rule 5 — Look-out
Rule 5 requires a proper look-out to be maintained by which of the following means?
- ABy sight only, using all available optical equipment
- BBy radar only when operating in restricted visibility
- CBy sight and hearing as well as by all available means appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditions✓ correct
- DBy hearing only when operating at night
Why C is correct
33 CFR §83.05 specifies that the look-out shall be maintained 'by sight and hearing as well as by all available means appropriate in the prevailing circumstances and conditions.' No single method alone satisfies the rule.
Cited:33 CFR §83.05
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