You are in charge of a power-driven vessel...

🔍 Key Concepts

• Inland Navigation Rules – Western Rivers special circumstances (look at the rules about vessels proceeding upstream vs. downstream with a following current) • Priority of vessels restricted in their ability to maneuver compared with ordinary power‑driven and sailing vessels • General rule about power-driven vs. sailing vessels when they are crossing and risk of collision exists

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: On the Western Rivers, which vessel normally has the right of way – the one going with the current or against it? And does that apply here? • Think about where a vessel restricted in its ability to maneuver sits in the ‘pecking order’ of responsibilities. Is it treated as higher or lower priority than normal power‑driven or sailing vessels? • Consider each option separately: in each pairing, would your crossing power-driven vessel be stand-on or give-way according to the Inland Rules?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify the specific Inland Rule that addresses Western Rivers and Great Lakes – responsibilities between vessels. • Confirm the definition and priority of a vessel restricted in its ability to maneuver compared to ordinary power-driven and sailing vessels. • For each choice (A, B, C), decide clearly: am I the give-way vessel or stand-on vessel in that specific situation on Western Rivers?

You are in charge of a power-driven vessel crossing a river on the Western Rivers. You must keep out of the way of __________.

a sail vessel descending the river

a power-driven vessel ascending the river

a vessel restricted in its ability to maneuver crossing the river

All of the above

🔍 Key Concepts

💭 Think About

✅ Before You Answer