USCG Exam Practice · Rule 8 — Action to Avoid Collision
Under the Inland Navigation Rules, any action taken to avoid collision shall be positive, made in ample time, and with due regard to the observance of which of the following?
- AThe vessel traffic service instructions
- BGood seamanship✓ correct
- CThe stand-on vessel's course and speed
- DThe nearest safe anchorage
Why B is correct
33 CFR §83.08(a) states that action to avoid collision shall be positive, made in ample time, and with due regard to the observance of good seamanship. No other qualifier is specified in that paragraph.
Cited:33 CFR §83.08
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