Question 41 UFV02 - Mate - Uninspected Fishing Vessels

The Correct Answer is A. **Explanation for A (The vessel's searchlight):** Option A, the vessel's searchlight, is correct because the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGs), Rule 36 (Signals to Attract Attention), specifically allows for the use of a vessel's searchlight. It states that "Any vessel may, if the circumstances of the case admit, use any light or sound signal that cannot be mistaken for any signal authorized elsewhere in these Rules, or may direct the beam of her searchlight in the direction of the danger, in such a way as not to embarrass any vessel." Directing the searchlight beam is a standard, non-distress means of attracting attention or indicating direction/danger. **Explanation for why other options are incorrect:** * **B) A red star shell:** This is incorrect because a red star shell is a recognized signal of **distress** under COLREGs Annex IV, paragraph 1(b). It is not a signal used merely to attract attention in a non-distress situation. * **C) A burning barrel:** This is incorrect because flames on the vessel (such as from a burning barrel) are recognized signals of **distress** under COLREGs Annex IV, paragraph 1(e). * **D) An orange smoke signal:** This is incorrect because an orange smoke signal is a recognized signal of **distress** under COLREGs Annex IV, paragraph 1(c).