BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND What shape must be shown by a fishing vessel over 20 meters in length, and has gear extending more than 150 meters horizontally outward from it?

Correct Answer: Option C — One cone with its apex upwards

Rule 26(b)(ii) mandates that a vessel engaged in trawling, with gear extending more than 150 meters horizontally from the vessel, shall exhibit a cone with its apex upwards in the direction of the gear. This warns other vessels of the significant underwater hazard posed by the extended gear.