Day Skipper Quiz · Rules of the road

You are under sail and meet a dredger showing these shapes. Who keeps clear?

Black shapes hoisted on a vessel, from top to bottom: ball, diamond, ball.
Black shapes hoisted on a vessel, from top to bottom: ball, diamond, ball.
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You do. Ball-diamond-ball means restricted in her ability to manoeuvre. A sailing vessel keeps out of the way of vessels not under command, restricted in their ability to manoeuvre, or fishing.

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