Question 135 Rules of the Road

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BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND By radar alone, you detect a vessel ahead on a collision course, about 3 miles distant. Your radar plot shows this to be a meeting situation. Which action should you take?

A turn to starboard
B turn to port
C maintain course and speed and sound no signal
D maintain course and speed and sound the danger signal
AI Explanation

The correct answer is A) turn to starboard. In a meeting situation where two vessels are on a collision course, the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGS) require the vessel to the other's starboard side to take early and substantial action to avoid collision by turning to starboard. This is the standard maneuvering rule for a head-on or meeting situation. The other options are incorrect because: B) turning to port would be the wrong action, C) maintaining course and speed would not be sufficient to avoid the collision, and D) sounding the danger signal is not the primary action required in this situation.

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