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BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel fishing should display which of the shapes shown in illustration D001RR below?
A. A B. B C. C D. D
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The correct answer is the shape showing two cones with their apexes together in a vertical line. Both International (COLREGs, Rule 26) and Inland Rules require a vessel engaged in fishing, other than trawling, to display this day shape. It signals that the vessel has nets, lines, or gear extending a significant distance outward, requiring other mariners to maintain clearance.