USCG Exam PracticeRule 6 — Safe Speed
Under the Inland Navigation Rules, every vessel shall at all times proceed at a safe speed so that she can do which of the following?
- A. Maintain a steady course and avoid all traffic separation schemes
- ✓ Take proper and effective action to avoid collision and be stopped within a distance appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditionsCorrect
- C. Maintain steerage way at all times regardless of visibility
- D. Proceed at a speed that allows the vessel to maneuver within her own length
Why B is correct
33 CFR §83.06 states that every vessel shall at all times proceed at a safe speed so that she can take proper and effective action to avoid collision and be stopped within a distance appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditions. The Rule imposes no requirement to maintain steerage way or to maneuver within the vessel's own length.
Cited:33 CFR §83.06