🔍 Key Concepts

• Foreign articles vs. coastwise articles on U.S. vessels • Definition of a foreign voyage under 46 CFR for shipping articles • Geographic distinction between domestic ports and foreign ports for U.S. documentation

💭 Think About

• Identify which of the listed ports are U.S. ports and which are foreign ports from the perspective of a U.S.-documented vessel • Think about whether the requirement to sign foreign articles is based on crossing an ocean, passing through a canal, or simply calling at a non‑U.S. port • Consider whether going from one U.S. coast to the other (east vs. west) changes the type of articles required

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which answer choices are outside U.S. jurisdiction versus within it • Confirm the basic rule in 46 CFR about when foreign shipping articles are required (voyage to or between foreign ports) • Check that you are not confusing long domestic voyages with foreign voyages—the keyword is foreign port.