Question 12 UFV02 - Mate - Uninspected Fishing Vessels

The Correct Answer is A **Explanation of Correct Option (A):** Option (A), "take all way off, if necessary," is derived directly from Rule 19(e) (Conduct of vessels in restricted visibility) of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGS). Rule 19 applies when vessels are navigating in or near an area of restricted visibility. Specifically, Rule 19(e) states: > "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 compatible with keeping her on her course and in any event shall take all her way off before coming to an intersection of courses**." Since hearing a fog signal forward of the beam indicates the presence of another vessel and a potential risk of collision, the immediate mandatory action is to reduce speed, and if necessary (i.e., if the risk remains or is unavoidable), to take all way off. **Explanation of Incorrect Options:** * **B) stop your engines:** While stopping the engines is often a necessary step to take all way off (A), the Rule mandates the action of reducing speed and stopping movement relative to the water ("take all way off"), not merely stopping the means of propulsion (engines). A vessel can take all way off without stopping the engines (by putting them in reverse, or by letting the vessel drift) or stop the engines without immediately taking all way off. Therefore, (A) is the more precise and complete mandatory requirement under Rule 19(e). * **C) begin a radar plot:** Rule 7 (Risk of Collision) mandates that "proper use shall be made of radar equipment if fitted and operational," including long-range scanning, but it does not mandate beginning a radar *plot* as the required action when hearing a fog signal forward of the beam. Plotting is an important aid to determining risk, but the mandatory *safety* action required by Rule 19(e) upon hearing the signal is the speed reduction specified in (A). * **D) All of the above:** Since options (B) and (C) are not the singular mandatory action dictated by Rule 19(e), this option is incorrect. The mandatory action is the reduction of speed, culminating in taking all way off if necessary.