🔍 Key Concepts

• Rule 26 – Fishing Vessels (International and Inland) • Day shapes for vessels engaged in fishing vs. those with gear extending more than 150 meters horizontally • Difference between shapes used for length of vessel and extent of gear

💭 Think About

• First, recall what basic day shapes a vessel engaged in fishing (trawling or other than trawling) must show, regardless of gear length. Then think about what additional shape is required when the gear extends more than 150 meters from the vessel. • Ask yourself: is the question asking about the vessel’s status (fishing) or about the danger/obstruction created by the gear extending outward? The shape relates to which of those? • Compare which of the listed shapes (ball, basket, cone apex up, diamond) is typically associated with indicating an obstruction or extended area to avoid, rather than just the vessel’s own status.

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify in Rule 26 that there is a special requirement when fishing gear extends more than 150 meters horizontally from the vessel. • Confirm which specific day shape is associated with ‘outlying gear’ or an obstruction away from the vessel itself. • Make sure you are not confusing the fishing vessel’s normal day shape with the additional shape for extended gear. The question is about the extra requirement due to gear over 150 m.