Head-on, reciprocal courses

You have the watch on a 55-metre motor yacht making 12 knots on a course of 000° in open water, good visibility. A motor vessel is raised fine on the bow at three miles, on a reciprocal course at similar speed. Her bearing is steady and both her sidelights are visible.

Independent preparatory study aligned to the MCA OOW (Yachts <3000 GT) oral examination syllabus. Not an MCA-approved course and confers no credit toward a Certificate of Competency.