While proceeding along the Norwegian coast on course 039°T, you sight the black-yellow-black banded buoy shown in illustration D021NG below, bearing 053°T. What action should you take?

Question

While proceeding along the Norwegian coast on course 039&deg;T, you sight the black-yellow-black banded buoy shown in illustration D021NG below, bearing 053&deg;T. What action should you take?

Accepted Answer

Option D: Alter course to 060&deg; and ensure that the true bearings decreases. The black-yellow-black banded buoy represents an East cardinal mark. Navigational rules require passing east of the mark, maintaining a decreasing true bearing while altering course to 060°T to safely clear the isolated hazard.

While proceeding along the Norwegian coast on course 039&deg;T, you sight the black-yellow-black banded buoy shown in illustration D021NG below, bearing 053&deg;T. What action should you take?

While proceeding along the Norwegian coast on course 039°T, you sight the black-yellow-black banded buoy shown in illustration D021NG below, bearing 053°T. What action should you take?