BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are on watch in the fog. Your vessel is proceeding at a safe speed when you hear a fog signal ahead of you. The Rules require you to navigate with caution and take which action if danger of collision exists?

Correct Answer: Option A — reduce to bare steerageway

Rule 19(e) requires that every vessel which hears a fog signal forward of her beam, the position of which is not ascertained, shall reduce her speed to the minimum at which she can be kept on her course. This is commonly referred to as bare steerageway to ensure maximum reaction time.