Question 9 GLI08 - Limited OUPV

The Correct Answer is C **Explanation for Option C (A rowboat):** Option C, "A rowboat," represents a vessel under oars, which is generally considered a small vessel. Under the US Inland and International Rules of the Road (specifically Rule 25(d) - Sailing Vessels and Vessels Under Oars), a vessel under oars may exhibit the lights prescribed for a sailing vessel (sidelights and a sternlight). **However, the key part of the rule states that it "shall in good time have ready at hand an electric torch or lighted lantern showing a white light which shall be exhibited in sufficient time to prevent collision."** This regulation applies specifically to vessels under oars or sailing vessels less than 7 meters in length, making the rowboat the most definitive answer for a vessel required to show a temporary white light from a lantern to prevent a collision. **Explanation for why other options are incorrect:** * **A) A small vessel fishing:** A vessel engaged in fishing (not trolling) is a "vessel engaged in fishing" (Rule 26) and would be required to show specific lights (red over white all-round lights) appropriate for her status, not a single temporary white light from a lantern. * **B) A 9-meter sailing vessel:** A sailing vessel 7 meters or more in length (like this 9-meter vessel) is required to exhibit permanent sidelights and a sternlight (or a combined lantern at the masthead). She is not the specific vessel required to have a temporary white light ready at hand, as she already has permanent lighting installed. * **D) A 6-meter motorboat:** A power-driven vessel (motorboat) less than 7 meters in length must exhibit permanent running lights (an all-round white light or masthead light and sternlight, plus sidelights). While the rule allows smaller motorboats to combine lights, they must show fixed lights appropriate for a motorboat; they are not the vessel designated to use a temporary, manually exhibited white light from a lantern.