Question 12 GLI02 - Mate of Unlimited Tonnage

The Correct Answer is A **Why Option A is Correct:** This scenario describes restricted visibility (implied by the use of fog signals and the acknowledgment of "risk of collision may exist"). Rule 19 (Conduct of Vessels in Restricted Visibility) governs actions in this situation. Specifically, Rule 19(e) states the requirement when a vessel detects a fog signal from forward of the beam and believes risk of collision exists: > "Except where it has been determined that a risk of collision does not exist, every vessel which hears apparently forward of her beam the fog signal of another vessel, or which cannot avoid a close-quarters situation with another vessel forward of her beam, shall reduce her speed to a minimum at which she can be kept on her course. If necessary, she shall take all her way off and, in any event, navigate with extreme caution until danger of collision is over." Therefore, the requirement is to reduce speed to minimum steerageway and, **if necessary, take all way off**. Option A accurately reflects this primary regulatory requirement. **Why the Other Options are Incorrect:** * **B) stop your engines:** While reducing speed is mandatory, stopping the engines (and thus losing steerageway) is only done as a final measure to take all way off. The primary requirement is to maintain minimum steerageway ("reduce her speed to a minimum at which she can be kept on her course"). Stopping the engines outright is not the initial mandatory requirement. * **C) begin a radar plot:** While sound seamanship dictates that you should be using and plotting radar in restricted visibility (Rule 5 and 7), this is a continuous action, not the specific *required action* mandated by Rule 19(e) when a fog signal is heard forward of the beam and risk of collision exists. The mandatory action in Rule 19(e) specifically relates to reducing speed and maneuvering. * **D) All of the above:** Since B and C are not the primary mandatory requirements defined by Rule 19(e) in this specific situation, this option is incorrect.