Question 12 FCP01 - First Class Pilot

The Correct Answer is A Option A, "take all way off, if necessary," is the correct action required under the specific circumstances described. This scenario refers to Rule 19 (Conduct of Vessels in Restricted Visibility), specifically Rule 19(e)(i). This rule mandates that a vessel hearing the fog signal of another vessel apparently forward of her beam—and where a risk of collision exists—**shall reduce her speed to a minimum sufficient to keep her on her course and shall, if necessary, take all her way off and, in any event, navigate with extreme caution until danger of collision is over.** Taking all way off is the crucial and explicit mandated action under these conditions if necessary to avoid collision. **Why the other options are incorrect:** * **B) stop your engines:** While stopping the engines might be part of the action to take way off, the rule specifically requires *reducing speed to a minimum* and *taking all way off, if necessary*. Simply stopping the engines does not guarantee the vessel will immediately lose all its way, especially on a large vessel. Furthermore, the rule allows keeping steerageway (minimum speed) if possible. Stopping the engines is not the primary or sole required maneuver listed in Rule 19(e). * **C) begin a radar plot:** Rule 19(d) requires a vessel detecting another vessel by radar to determine if a risk of collision exists. However, in the scenario given, the vessel has *heard* the fog signal. While plotting is always prudent seamanship, it is not the **required action** stipulated by Rule 19(e) when a fog signal is heard forward of the beam and risk of collision exists; the mandatory actions are speed reduction and taking all way off. * **D) All of the above:** Since options B and C are not the primary, mandatory requirements of Rule 19(e), this option is incorrect.