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Navigation Rule 6 defines a safe speed as one that lets you do what?
Avoid a collision and stop in a distance that fits the conditions.
- Keep up with surrounding traffic
- Avoid collision and stop within a fitting distance ✔
- Stay under 5 miles per hour
Why: Rule 6 says always go at a speed that lets you act to avoid collision and stop within a distance that fits the conditions. Visibility, traffic, wind and water depth all matter.
Huh, didn't know that: Rule 6 even lists background shore lights at night as a factor in choosing a safe speed.
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Answer: Avoid collision and stop within a fitting distance. Rule 6 says always go at a speed that lets you act to avoid collision and stop within a distance that fits the conditions. Visibility, traffic, wind and water depth all matter.
- 33 CFR 83.06 Safe speed, Inland Rule 6 (eCFR) www.ecfr.gov/current/title-33/section-83.06
proceed at a safe speed so that she can take proper and effective action to avoid collision and be stopped within a distance appropriate
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