BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Two power-driven vessels are crossing so as to involve risk of collision. Which statement is TRUE, according to the Rules?
• Rule 15 – Crossing Situations (International & Inland) • The definitions of stand-on vessel and give-way vessel (Rule 16 & Rule 17) • Relative position: having the other vessel on your starboard vs port side
• In a crossing situation, which vessel is required to keep out of the way: the one that sees the other on her starboard side, or the one that sees the other on her port side? • For the stand-on vessel, when she finally must maneuver, which direction of course change is normally safer: toward or away from the other vessel? • Look carefully at each choice: which ones describe how the give-way vessel should maneuver, and which ones describe how the stand-on vessel should maneuver?
• Verify under Rule 15 which vessel is designated the give-way vessel based on where she sees the other vessel (port vs starboard). • Confirm in Rule 16 and Rule 17 what each vessel is required to do in a crossing situation. • Check that the statement you choose matches BOTH International and Inland wording, not just a remembered classroom phrase.
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