Deck General (Supplementary) USCG Question #341 (Set 7)

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are on a vessel engaged in fishing, other than trawling, and have gear extending more than 150 meters horizontally from the vessel. Which of the day-shapes shown in illustration D016RR below must you show in the direction of the outlying gear?

USCG Exam Illustration D016RR
USCG Examination Diagram: Illustration D016RR
Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option D — D

COLREGS Rule 27(c) and Annex II prescribe that a fishing vessel with gear extending more than 150 meters horizontally must exhibit a cone pointing upward in the direction of the outlying gear to warn approaching traffic.

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