USCG Exam PracticeRule 13 — Overtaking
Under the Inland Navigation Rules, which vessel in an overtaking situation is required to keep out of the way?
- A. The vessel being overtaken
- ✓ The overtaking vesselCorrect
- C. The vessel with the other on her starboard side
- D. The vessel with the lesser length overall
Why B is correct
33 CFR §83.13(a) states that any vessel overtaking any other shall keep out of the way of the vessel being overtaken, notwithstanding anything in Rules 4 through 18.
Cited:33 CFR §83.13