Practice question

Under COLREGs Rule 19 (Conduct of Vessels in Restricted Visibility), when a vessel detects another vessel forward of her beam solely by radar and determines that a close-quarters situation is developing, what course alteration should generally be avoided?

  1. An alteration of course to port for a vessel forward of the beam, other than for a vessel being overtaken
  2. An alteration of course to starboard
  3. Reducing speed to minimum steerage way
  4. Sounding the fog signal required by Rule 35

Answer: A — An alteration of course to port for a vessel forward of the beam, other than for a vessel being overtaken

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