2025 |GUARANTEED ACCURATE
ANSWERS
underway - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ The word "underway" means
that a vessel is not at anchor, ormade fast to the shore, or aground;
length and breadth - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ The words "length"
and "breadth" of a vessel means her lengthoverall and greatest breadth;
RESTRICTED VISABILITY - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ The term
"restricted visibility" means any condition in which vis-ibility is
restricted by fog, mist, falling snow, heavy rainstorms, sand-storms, or
any other similar causes;
Look Out - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Every vessel shall at all times
maintain a proper look-out by sightand hearing as well as by all
available means appropriate in the pre-vailing circumstances and
conditions so as to make a full appraisal ofthe situation and of the risk of
collision
meeting: head on - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Meeting: Head On: In
the diagram above, two vessels are meeting head-on.
, Crossing situation - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ When two power-
driven vessels are in crossing situation on a collision course, give way to
the vessel to starboard (right). The give way vessel must take early and
obvious action to avoid a collision by either stopping or altering course
to starboard.
Give way vessel - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ The give-way vessel
must yield and get out of the way of the approaching vessel. When two
vessels approach one another, it is the give-way vessel's obligation to
take early and substantial action to avoid a collision.
When power meets power - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ You must give
way to another vessel on your starboard. (right)
If you meet head on, both vessels must turn to starboard. (right)
When power meets sail - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Power gives way
to sail unless the sailing vessel is overtaking.
channel operation - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ think of the waterway
has a highway- we drive on the right side of the road-as we approach
traffic, they pass on our left- port side
overtaking a vessel - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ overtaking a vessel
from the stern position-