Coast Guard Exams
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?

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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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