Question 762Rules of the Road90% to pass
BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND At night, a vessel displaying the lights shown in illustration D052RR below is doing which of the following?

AI Explanation
The correct answer is A) underway.
The lights displayed in illustration D052RR indicate that the vessel is underway at night. The illustration shows a vessel displaying a masthead light, sidelights, and a stern light - which is the standard lighting configuration for a vessel underway as per the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGS).
The other answer choices are incorrect because: B) pushing ahead and C) towing a submerged object would require different lighting configurations, while D) engaged in dredging would typically display different signals to indicate the restricted nature of the vessel's operations.
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