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Rules of the roadQuestion 162 of 352

Your boat has working radar. What must you remember when you set a safe speed?

  1. Radar shows every object in the water
  2. Radar may not detect small boats, ice or floating objects in time
  3. Radar makes fog no longer matter
  4. Radar lets you ignore the look-out
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Correct answer: Radar may not detect small boats, ice or floating objects in time

Radar can miss small vessels, ice and other floating objects at an adequate range.

Source: US Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), 33 CFR Part 83: Inland Navigation Rules, § 83.06 Safe speed (Rule 6)

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026