Rules of the Road Question #9
 

BOTH INTERNATIONAL and INLAND

According to the Navigation Rules, you may depart
from the Rules when ________________.

A. you do so to avoid immediate danger
B. no vessels are visible on radar
C. you are in a close quarters situation
D. out of sight of land

A


"Bart Senior" wrote in message ups.com...
BOTH INTERNATIONAL and INLAND

According to the Navigation Rules, you may depart
from the Rules when ________________.

A. you do so to avoid immediate danger
B. no vessels are visible on radar
C. you are in a close quarters situation
D. out of sight of land

"Shen44" wrote in message ...
bject: Rules of the Road Question #9
From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Capt._Neal=AE?=
Date: 12/8/2004 8:39 AM Pacific Standard Time
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A


"Bart Senior" wrote in message
oups.com...
BOTH INTERNATIONAL and INLAND

According to the Navigation Rules, you may depart
from the Rules when ________________.

A. you do so to avoid immediate danger
B. no vessels are visible on radar
C. you are in a close quarters situation
D. out of sight of land


It could be said that both A. & C. are correct. (Rule 17)

Shen

C is not complete enough. If it said in a close quarters situation
where the other vessel has failed to live up to its obligations
and a collision is imminent I would agree.

CN

C is not complete enough. If it said in a close quarters situation
where the other vessel has failed to live up to its obligations
and a collision is imminent I would agree.

CN


This is partially why I said "it could be said". The interpretation of "close
quarters" is such that one could feel that they where at the point that the
other vessel was not taking appropriate action, and proceed to take action, or
the could feel that they were in extremis.
This is a question of possible interpretation.

Shen

"Shen44" wrote in message ...

C is not complete enough. If it said in a close quarters situation
where the other vessel has failed to live up to its obligations
and a collision is imminent I would agree.

CN


This is partially why I said "it could be said". The interpretation of "close
quarters" is such that one could feel that they where at the point that the
other vessel was not taking appropriate action, and proceed to take action, or
the could feel that they were in extremis.
This is a question of possible interpretation.

Shen

Agreed!

CN

A

"Bart Senior" wrote in message
ups.com...
BOTH INTERNATIONAL and INLAND

According to the Navigation Rules, you may depart
from the Rules when ________________.

A. you do so to avoid immediate danger
B. no vessels are visible on radar
C. you are in a close quarters situation
D. out of sight of land