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Two powerboats are meeting head-on. What should each one do?
Both turn to starboard and pass port to port.
- Both turn to port
- The smaller boat stops
- Both turn to starboard ✔
Why: Inland Rule 14 says when two power-driven vessels meet head-on, each alters course to starboard (right) so they pass port side to port side.
Huh, didn't know that: Rule 14 says if you're unsure whether it's a head-on situation, assume it is.
Where do fish keep their money? In the river bank.
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Answer: Both turn to starboard. Inland Rule 14 says when two power-driven vessels meet head-on, each alters course to starboard (right) so they pass port side to port side.
- 33 CFR 83.14 Head-on situation, Inland Rule 14 (eCFR) www.ecfr.gov/current/title-33/section-83.14
each shall alter her course to starboard so that each shall pass on the port side of the other.
Checked 2026-10-08.
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