| You are underway in the Gulf of Mexico when you hear a distress message over the VHF radio. The position of the sender is about 20 miles south of Galveston, TX, and you are about 80 miles ESE of Galveston. What action should you take? |
| A) Do not acknowledge receipt because you are too far away to take action |
| B) Immediately acknowledge receipt of the distress message |
| C) Do not acknowledge receipt until other ships nearer to the distress have acknowledged |
| D) Defer acknowledgment for a short interval so that a coast station may acknowledge receipt |
