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Set 11 • Question #83 of 475
Launch Interactive Practice Room BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are crossing a narrow channel in a 15-meter vessel when you sight a tankship off your port bow coming up the channel. Which statement is TRUE?
A
Yours is the give-way vessel because it is less than 30 meters long.
B
You shall not impede the safe passage of the tankship.
✓ Correct Answer
C
The tankship is the stand-on vessel because it is to port of your vessel.
D
The tankship is the stand-on vessel because it is the larger of the two vessels.
USCG NMC Regulatory Explanation
Under Inland Navigation Rules, for the condition where 'You are crossing a narrow channel in a 15-meter vessel when you sight a tankship off your port bow coming up the channel. Which statement is TRUE', the correct requirement is: 'You shall not impede the safe passage of the tankship.'. This standard ensures clear navigational intent and collision avoidance.
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