Rules of the Road USCG Question #680 (Set 11)

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel hearing a fog signal forward of her beam has not determined if risk of collision exists. What shall she reduce speed to?

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option A — bare steerageway

Rule 19(e) requires that a vessel which detects by radar alone the presence of another vessel, or hears the fog signal of another vessel forward of her beam, must reduce her speed to the minimum at which she can be kept on her course, known as bare steerageway.

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