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Rules of the Road (Questions and Answers)

The following questions/answers came from candidates right after they had finished their oral exam - these are the questions that the captain had asked them about the Rules of the Road

2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 23 34 35 Click on the Rules Above to take you to that Rule Rule 2 Responsibilities
(Q) Define Rule 2-Responsibilities? (a) That everybody is responsible for any action taken aboard a vessel, and if involved in a collision then both parties are at fault, because the stand-on vessel did not use rule 7 risk of collision and rule 8 Action to avoid collision. (Q) What is the responsibilities of a skipper on the vessel? (a) To make sure the vessel is a safe and healthy working environment (Q) What are the responsibilities of individuals aboard your vessel? (a) To make sure their health is good and if they see any dangers then to report them to the skipper

Top Rule 3 General Definitions

(Q) Describe the term "not under command"? (a) Means a vessel through some exceptional circumstances is unable to deviate from the course she is following. (Q) Describe the term" vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre"? (a) Is a vessel through the nature of her work; she is unable to deviate from her course she is following. (Q) Describe a "vessel constrained by her draught"? (a) Is a power-driven vessel, because of her draught in relation to the depth of water she is in, cannot deviate from the course she is following (Q) Describe the word "Underway"? (a) When a vessel is not at anchor, aground or made fast to the shore, and is only going through the water by tide and/or wind. (Q) Describe the word "Making way"? (a) When a vessel is being propelled through the water by engine propulsion, sails or oars. (Q) In the Rules of the road, in some rules the word "vessel" comes up, but what would you say a vessel is? (a) Any type of watercraft than can carry personnel. (Q) Describe a power-driven vessel? (a) Any vessel that has an engine to propel herself through the water

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