🔍 Key Concepts

• Risk of collision under the Navigation Rules (Rule 7 - Risk of Collision) • What you must do when in doubt about a situation developing into a collision risk • Difference between deciding you are give-way vessel vs. simply assuming a risk exists

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: If you are unsure whether your current relative motion will lead to a close-quarters situation, what do the Rules say you should treat that uncertainty as? • Consider whether the Rules ever tell you to assume you are the give-way vessel just because you are in doubt, or if they first address whether risk of collision exists. • Think about which choice reflects a general safety principle that applies in all encounters, regardless of who is stand-on or give-way.

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify in Rule 7 (Risk of Collision) what it says about situations where there is any doubt about risk of collision. • Check whether any Rule requires you to assume you are automatically the give-way vessel whenever you are in doubt. • Confirm which of the options matches the exact language or clear intent of the Rules about acting conservatively when unsure.