Question 692 Rules of the Road

The correct answer is A) aground. The lights displayed in the illustration D044RR are the all-round red lights, which indicate that the vessel is aground. According to the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGS), a vessel that is aground must display the same lights as a vessel not under command, which includes the all-round red lights shown in the illustration. The other answer choices are incorrect because they do not accurately describe the lighting configuration shown in the illustration. A vessel not under command and making way would display different lights, a vessel not under command and dead in the water would also display different lights, and a vessel laying or picking up navigation marks would not display the all-round red lights.