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USCG Exam Practice · Rule 5 — Look-out

Rule 5 requires a proper look-out to be maintained by which means?

  1. ABy sight only, as hearing is addressed under Rule 35
  2. BBy radar and electronic means only when in restricted visibility
  3. CBy sight and hearing as well as by all available means appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditions✓ correct
  4. DBy sight and hearing only

Why C is correct

33 CFR §83.05 specifies look-out 'by sight and hearing as well as by all available means appropriate in the prevailing circumstances and conditions.' The rule is not limited to sight and hearing alone, nor to any single method.

Cited:33 CFR §83.05

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