Question 259 Rules of the Road

The correct answer is A) collision cannot be avoided by the give-way vessel's maneuver alone. The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGS) and the Inland Navigation Rules require that the stand-on vessel (the vessel that is required to maintain its course and speed) shall take action to avoid collision when it determines that the give-way vessel's (the vessel required to keep out of the way) maneuver alone is not sufficient to avoid a collision. This is outlined in Rule 17 of the COLREGS and the corresponding Inland Navigation Rule. The other answer choices are incorrect because they do not accurately reflect the specific requirement for the stand-on vessel to take action when the give-way vessel's maneuver alone cannot avoid collision.