BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND When must a...

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BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND When must a vessel proceed at a safe speed?

Question 1 of 27070

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND When must a vessel proceed at a safe speed?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Rule 6 – Safe Speed in the Navigation Rules (COLREGS/Inland) • Meaning of the phrase “at all times” in the Rules • Conditions like darkness, congestion, and restricted visibility as examples that affect safe speed

💭 Think About

• Look at the exact wording of Rule 6: does it limit safe speed to certain conditions, or does it apply more broadly? • Are darkness, congestion, and restricted visibility specific examples of when safe speed must be considered, or are they the only times it applies? • If conditions suddenly change (e.g., from clear to fog), when should the obligation to proceed at a safe speed begin and end?

✅ Before You Answer

• Check whether Rule 6 uses the words “every vessel shall at all times proceed at a safe speed” or something more limited. • Confirm whether the Rule lists certain factors to consider (like visibility, traffic density, background lights, sea state) as guidance for determining safe speed rather than as triggers for when the rule starts to apply. • Make sure you distinguish between examples of factors that affect what is a safe speed and the overall requirement about safe speed itself.

Question 1 of 27070

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND When must a vessel proceed at a safe speed?

at all times

during darkness

in congested waters

in restricted visibility