Practice question
Under RIPA Rule 14, what action must two power-driven vessels take when meeting on reciprocal or nearly reciprocal courses (Head-on situation / Situación de vuelta encontrada) so as to involve risk of collision?
- Both vessels must stop engines and drift until one passes
- Both vessels must alter course to port (left) and pass starboard to starboard
- Each vessel must alter her course to starboard (right) so that each shall pass on the port (babor) side of the other
- The faster vessel maintains course while the slower vessel makes a complete 360-degree circle
Answer: C — Each vessel must alter her course to starboard (right) so that each shall pass on the port (babor) side of the other
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