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?
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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