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 shapes shown in illustration D016RR below must you show in the direction of the outlying gear?

Correct Answer: Option D — D

Rule 26(c)(ii) mandates that a vessel engaged in fishing, other than trawling, with gear extending more than 150 meters horizontally, must exhibit a cone with the apex upward in the direction of the outlying gear. Illustration D represents this cone shape, identifying the hazard to other vessels.