NAV RULES

Question 1

RULE 2

Answer 1

RESPONSIBILITY
Nothing in these rules exonerates any vessel or the owner, master, or the crew thereof from the consequences of any neglect to comply with these rules or of the neglect of any precaution which may be required by the ordinary practice of seamanship, or by the special circumstances of the case.
in construing and complying with these rules due regard shall be had to all dangers of navigation and collision and to any special circumstances, including the limitations of vessels involved which may make departure from these rules necessary to avoid immediate danger.

Question 2

RULE 5

Answer 2

LOOK OUT
Every vessel shall at all times maintain a proper look out by sight and hearing as well as by all available means appropriate in the prevailing circumstances and conditions so as to make a full appraisal of the situation and of the risk of collision.

Question 3

RULE 6

Answer 3

SAFE SPEED
Every vessel shall at all times proceed at a safe speed so that she can make proper and effective action to avoid collision and be stopped within a distance appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditions.

factors: B.M.W.V.D.D.

Question 4

RULE 7

Answer 4

RISK OF COLLISION
Every vessel shall use all available means appropriate the the prevailing circumstances and conditions to determine if risk of collision exists. if there is any doubt such risk shall be deemed to exist.

1. ) Proper use shall be made of radar equipment.
2. ) Assumptions shall not not be made on the basis of scanty information.
3. ) Risk shall be deemed to exist if the compass bearing of a approaching vessel does not appreciably change.
4. ) Risk may sometimes exist even when an appreciable bearing change is evident.

Question 5

RULE 8

Answer 5

ACTION TO AVOID COLLISION
Any Action taken to avoid collision shall be take in accordance with the Rules of this part and shall,
if the circumstances of the case admit, be positive, made in ample time and with due regard to the observance of good seamanship.

1. ) Any alteration of course or speed shall be made large enough to be readily apparent
2. ) action to avoid collision shall result in passing at a safe distance
3. ) if necessary a vessel shall slacken her speed, take all way off, or stop utilizing reverse propulsion

Question 6

RULE 13

Answer 6

OVERTAKING
Any vessel overtaking another vessel shall keep out of the way of the vessel being overtaken.

1. ) A vessel is deemed to be overtaking when its more than 22.5 degrees abaft her beam
2. ) If there’s any doubt she shall assume that she is overtaking and act accordingly.

Question 7

RULE 14

Answer 7

HEAD ON SITUATION
When two power driven vessels are meeting on reciprocal or nearly reciprocal courses so as to involve risk of collision each shall alter her course to starboard so that each shall pass on the port side of the other.

Question 8

RULE 15

Answer 8

CROSSING SITUATION
When two power driven vessels are crossing so as to involve risk of collision, the vessel which has the other on her own starboard side shall keep out of the way and shall,
if the circumstances of the case admit, avoid crossing ahead of the other vessel.

Question 9

RULE 18

Answer 9

RESPONSIBILITIES BETWEEN VESSELS

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