🔍 Key Concepts

• Rule 14 – Head-on Situation: What do two power-driven vessels meeting on reciprocal or nearly reciprocal courses have to do? • Status of a towing vessel under the Rules – is she still treated as a power-driven vessel for meeting situations? • In a true head-on situation, is there a single stand-on vessel, or do both vessels have maneuvering responsibilities?

💭 Think About

• From the illustration, decide if this is a head-on/meeting, crossing, or overtaking situation. Which Rule applies for two power-driven vessels on opposite courses? • Think about whether the towing vessel’s status makes her automatically stand-on, or if both vessels still must follow the normal head-on meeting action. • Ask yourself what the Rules say about which side each vessel should normally show to the other when meeting end-on.

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify in Rule 14 (Head-on situation) what BOTH vessels are required to do in a head-on meeting between power-driven vessels. • Confirm whether a towing vessel is only given special priority when she is restricted in her ability to maneuver, or if she is otherwise treated like any other power-driven vessel in a meeting situation. • Check if Rule 14 mentions a stand-on vessel, or if it instead gives identical maneuvering orders to both vessels.