OUPV & 100-Ton Master · Manning & Watches
The 'rule of the road' requirement to maintain a proper lookout applies to a six-passenger charter operator:
- AOnly at night
- BAt all times by sight and hearing, and by all available means appropriate to the conditions✓ Correct
- COnly in fog
- DOnly when carrying passengers for hire
Explanation
Rule 5 requires every vessel to keep a proper lookout by sight and hearing as well as by all available means (including radar if fitted) at all times, so as to make a full appraisal of the situation and risk of collision. It is not limited to night or fog.
Authority: Navigation Rules, Rule 5
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