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Set 11 • Question #88 of 475
Launch Interactive Practice Room BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Your power-driven vessel is underway when you sight a sailing vessel on your port bow. Which vessel is the "stand-on" vessel?
A
The sailboat, because it is to port of your vessel
B
The sailboat, because it is under sail
✓ Correct Answer
C
Your vessel, because it is a power-driven vessel
D
Your vessel, because it is to starboard of the sailboat
USCG NMC Regulatory Explanation
Under Inland Navigation Rules, for the condition where 'Your power-driven vessel is underway when you sight a sailing vessel on your port bow. Which vessel is the "stand-on" vessel', the correct requirement is: 'The sailboat, because it is under sail'. This standard ensures clear navigational intent and collision avoidance.
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