Deck : Rules of the Road - 706/1025
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| BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are in charge of a stand-on vessel in a crossing situation. The other vessel is 1.5 miles to port and you believe that risk of collision exists. What action should you take? |
| A) hold course and speed until the point of extremis, and then sound the danger signal, taking whatever action will best avoid collision |
| B) immediately sound the danger signal, and change course |
| C) take avoiding action by maneuver alone only after giving the give-way vessel time to take action, and determining that her action is not appropriate |
| D) take avoiding action immediately upon determining that risk of collision exists |
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| nesdon - 2021-11-13 14:46:11 Expired Member (3) |
| No. A risk of collision only establishes the existence of a ROW situation. If the collision is not imminent, the stand-on vessel MUST maintain course or speed, therefore D is a violation. If there is no risk of collision one is free to maneuver as they please, a burden only exists once the risk is apparent by virtue of unchanging bearing. |
| Deep Space - 2021-03-01 20:06:07 Member (11) |
| There is a risk of collision. D. |
| jahamilton - 2020-03-20 15:56:29 Expired Member (2) |
| I still say D is the correct answer. 1.5 miles disappears quickly when vessels are big and moving quickly |
| Sailorboy2017 - 2017-12-30 14:53:56 Member (12) |
| I agree with the above stated comment. The answer D is best according to the way the question was stated. |
| JLONG123 - 2016-09-06 08:10:18 Member (10) |
| This seems to be confusing. If a risk of collision has already been deemed to exist then the only response should be to take avoiding action immediately. Thus, D would be the correct answer. Though understanding that time does exist at a distance of 1.5nm, you would provide time for the give-way vessel to maneuver. Allowing for C to be correct. Yet, that is not what is stated by "believing that risk of collision exists." |