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?
- ✓ Take proper and effective action to avoid collision and be stopped within a distance appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditions.Correct
- B. Maintain steerage way and keep a proper lookout at all times.
- C. Avoid impeding the passage of any vessel restricted in her ability to maneuver.
- D. Proceed at a speed no greater than that of the slowest vessel in the vicinity.
Why A is correct
33 CFR §83.06 states the safe speed requirement in full: a vessel must be able to take proper and effective action to avoid collision and be stopped within a distance appropriate to prevailing circumstances and conditions. The Rule imposes no fixed speed limit relative to other vessels.
Cited:33 CFR §83.06