To all vessels navigating in roadsteads, straits and open seas To all vessels upon the high seas and in all waters connected therewith 2) What does the word 'vessel' mean, according to the COLREG rules? Any watercraft capable of floating on water without propelling machinery Any watercraft including non-displacement craft and seaplanes used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water Any floating object fitted with propelling machinery 3) What does the word 'seaplane' mean? Any aircraft designed to carry out hydrotechnical and/or hydrometeorological work Any aircraft designed to manoeuvre on the water Any aircraft being on the water for various reasons 4) What vessel may be considered as 'vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre'? A vessel engaged in replenishment or transferring persons, provisions or carge while underway A vessel lying to, on stormy weather A vessel with damages to the steering gear 5) What vessel may be considered as 'vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre'? A vessel engaged in towing, having the towing line less than 50 M in lenght A pushing tug boat, underway, at night A vessel engaged in towing operation such as severely restricts the towing vessel and her tow in their ability to deviate from their course 6) To what vessel is the term 'vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre' limited to? The term 'vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre' will not be limited to the vessels quoted in the rules It is limited to te vessels quoted in the rules It is limited to the damaged vessels which are unable to keep out of the way of another vessel 7) What does the term 'vessel constrained by her draught' mean? A vessel which because of her draught and the existance of navigation obstructions in unable to deviate from her course A deep draught vesselbeing towed A power-driven vessel which because of her draght in relation to the avilable depth of water is severely restricted in her ability to deviate from her course 8) What does the term 'restricted visibility' mean? Any condition in which visibility is reduced under 1,5 m The condition in which the visibility is restricted by fog, rain or snow Any condition in which visibility is restricted by fog, mist, falling snow, heavy rainstorms, sandstorms or any other similar causes 9) Which are the factors taken into accouunt in determinating the 'safe speed'? The vessel's length, nautical qualities of the vessel, the engine's power and the visibility The crew's training, the navigation conditions and visibility The visibility, the traffic density, the manoeuvrability of the vessel at night, the presence of background light, the state of wind and sea, the vessel's draught 10) How shall an action to avoid collision be taken? In ample time, with a succession of small alterations of course in order not to deviate from the vessel's course Positively, in ample time and with due regard to the observance of good seamanship Positively, with speed alterations to avoid risk of collision