BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are on vessel "A" towing a barge alongside and meeting power-driven vessel "B" as shown in illustration D039RR below. Which action should you take?

Correct Answer: Option C — Alter course to starboard

Rule 14(a) applies to power-driven vessels meeting head-on. Even when towing, the vessel remains a power-driven vessel under the Rules. To avoid collision, each vessel must alter course to starboard to ensure a port-to-port passing, maintaining the standard protocol for meeting situations to minimize the risk of collision.