USCG Exam PracticeRule 13 — Overtaking
At night, your vessel is approaching another vessel and you can see only her sternlight — no sidelights are visible. Under the Inland Rules, how must you classify this situation?
- A. A crossing situation; you are the give-way vessel
- B. A head-on situation; both vessels must alter course to starboard
- ✓ An overtaking situation; you must keep out of the wayCorrect
- D. An overtaking situation; the other vessel must keep out of the way
Why C is correct
33 CFR §83.13(b) defines the overtaking arc as the sector in which only the sternlight of the vessel ahead is visible. The overtaking vessel is the give-way vessel per §83.13(a).
Cited:33 CFR §83.13