According to the Navigation Rules, all of the following are engaged in fishing EXCEPT a vessel trolling.

According to the Navigation Rules, all of the following are engaged in fishing EXCEPT a vessel trolling.

• A. trolling
• B. nets
• C. lines
• D. trawls

Answer: (A)

In the Navigation Rules, a vessel is considered “engaged in fishing” when it is actively using gear that constrains its maneuvering, such as nets, lines, or trawls. This status triggers special considerations for avoiding collision, since the gear and fishing operations can restrict the vessel’s ability to maneuver quickly. A vessel trolling is fishing in a broad sense, but for the explicit regulatory sense of “engaged in fishing,” trolling does not place the vessel in that category to the same extent. The gear involved in trolling doesn’t impose the same maneuvering restrictions as nets, lines, or trawls, so it isn’t classified as “engaged in fishing” under the rules. So nets, lines, and trawls clearly fall under fishing due to their gear and operation, while trolling does not, making trolling the exception.

In the Navigation Rules, a vessel is considered “engaged in fishing” when it is actively using gear that constrains its maneuvering, such as nets, lines, or trawls. This status triggers special considerations for avoiding collision, since the gear and fishing operations can restrict the vessel’s ability to maneuver quickly.

A vessel trolling is fishing in a broad sense, but for the explicit regulatory sense of “engaged in fishing,” trolling does not place the vessel in that category to the same extent. The gear involved in trolling doesn’t impose the same maneuvering restrictions as nets, lines, or trawls, so it isn’t classified as “engaged in fishing” under the rules.

So nets, lines, and trawls clearly fall under fishing due to their gear and operation, while trolling does not, making trolling the exception.