Aids to Navigation
You approach a marker reading 'SLOW - NO WAKE.' What does that require?
Answer
Operate at the slowest speed that still gives steerage, leaving the smallest possible wake
A no-wake zone requires the slowest speed at which you can still steer, producing the smallest possible wake. It protects swimmers, docks, moored boats, and shorelines.
Source: U.S. Coast Guard / Office of the Federal Register — 33 CFR Part 62, U.S. Aids to Navigation System, § 62.33(a)(3), Information and regulatory marks — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-33/section-62.33
Not the answer
- Stop the boat completely
- Speed up to plane over the area
- It is only a suggestion
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