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BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which is a requirement for a vessel approaching a narrow channel?

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BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which is a requirement for a vessel approaching a narrow channel?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Rule 9 – Narrow Channels of the Navigation Rules • Difference between the starboard side and port side requirement in a channel • What the Rules say about crossing, overtaking, and anchoring in a narrow channel

💭 Think About

• Look at each choice and ask, “Does Rule 9 say this exactly, or is this adding something that isn’t in the rule?” • Which options use absolute language like “not overtake any vessels” or “only in the middle,” and does Rule 9 really prohibit or require that? • Think about where a vessel is supposed to keep in a narrow channel and what it must consider before crossing from one side to the other.

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which side of the channel a vessel shall keep to under Rule 9(a). • Check if Rule 9 absolutely forbids all overtaking in a narrow channel, or if it allows it under certain conditions. • Confirm what Rule 9 says about crossing the channel and whether a vessel may do so if it would impede a vessel that can safely navigate only within that channel.

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BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which is a requirement for a vessel approaching a narrow channel?

avoid crossing the channel if it impedes another vessel navigating in the channel

keep as close as possible to the edge of the channel on her port side

not overtake any vessels within the channel

anchor only in the middle of the channel

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BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which is a requirement for a vessel approaching a narrow channel?

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BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which is a requirement for a vessel approaching a narrow channel?