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Set 14 • Question #180 of 475
Launch Interactive Practice Room BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are crossing a narrow channel in an 18-meter tug when you sight a loaded tankship off your port bow coming up the channel. Which statement is correct?
A
Neither vessel is the stand-on vessel because the tankship is crossing.
B
You cannot impede the safe passage of the tankship.
✓ Correct Answer
C
The tankship is the stand-on vessel because it is in the channel.
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 an 18-meter tug when you sight a loaded tankship off your port bow coming up the channel. Which statement is correct', the correct requirement is: 'You cannot impede the safe passage of the tankship.'. This standard ensures clear navigational intent and collision avoidance.
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