BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are on vessel "A" pushing a barge ahead and meeting vessel "B" as shown in illustration D012RR below. How should the vessels pass?

Correct Answer: Option C — Both vessels must alter course to starboard and pass port to port.

Rule 14(a) requires that when two power-driven vessels are meeting on reciprocal courses, each shall alter her course to starboard so that each shall pass on the port side of the other. This rule applies regardless of whether a vessel is pushing a barge or is a single unit.