Question 225Rules of the Road90% to pass
BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You sight another power-driven vessel dead ahead showing both the red and green sidelights. Which action are you required to take?
AI Explanation
The correct answer is C) alter your course to starboard.
This is because when you sight another power-driven vessel dead ahead showing both the red and green sidelights, it indicates that the other vessel is on a collision course with you. According to the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGS), the action required in this situation is to alter your course to starboard to avoid a collision.
The other options are incorrect because: A) watching the compass bearing does not take any action to avoid the collision, B) altering to port would put you on a more dangerous collision course, and D) starting a radar plot would not immediately resolve the collision situation.
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