2004 Yamaha Outboard 40C 50C Boat Owners Manual

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its course  and speed.  You must  stay out     Sailing vessel right-of-way
of  its way  until you  are  clear of  it.  Like-    Sailing vessels  should normally  be given
wise, if another vessel is passing you, you    the  right-of-way.  The  exceptions  to  this
should maintain your speed and direction
so  that  the  other vessel  can  steer  itself
around you.
are:
1.
When the  sailing vessel is overtaking
the  power-driven  vessel, the  power-
driven vessel has the right-of-way.
Sailing  vessels  should keep  clear  of
any fishing vessel.
In a  narrow channel,  a sailing  vessel
should not  hamper the  safe  passage
of  a  power-driven  vessel which  can
navigate only in such a channel.
OTHER SPECIAL SITUATIONS
There are three other rules you  should be
aware of  when driving  your boat around
other vessels.
2.
3.
Narrow channels and bends
When navigating in narrow channels, you
should  keep to  the  right when  it  is safe     Reading buoys and other markers
and practical to do so.  If the operator of a     The  waters   of   the   United   states   are
power-driven  vessel  is  preparing   to  go    marked  for safe  navigation by the  lateral
around a bend that may obstruct the view     system  of  buoyage.  Simply  put,  buoys
of
other
water
vessels,
the
operator
and   markers  have   an  arrangement   of
should  sound  a  prolonged  blast on  the     shapes,  colors,   numbers  and   lights  to
whistle (4 to  6 seconds). If another vessel     show  which  side  of  the  buoy  a  boater
is  around the  bend, it  too  should sound     should pass on when navigating in  a par-
the  whistle.  Even   if  no  reply  is  heard,     ticular  direction.  The markings  on  these
however,  the vessel  should  still proceed     buoys are  oriented  from the  perspective
around the bend with caution. If you navi-
of   being   entered    from   seaward   (the
gate such waters with  your boat, you will     boater  is  going  towards  the  port).  This
need  to carry  a  portable  air horn,  avail-     means that red  buoys are  passed on  the
able from local marine supply stores.
starboard  (right)  side   when  proceeding
from  open   water  into   port,  and   black
buoys are  to  port (left)  side. When  navi-
Fishing vessel right-of-way
All  vessels  which  are  fishing  with nets,     gating  out   of  port,   your  position   with
lines or trawls are  considered to be fish-     respect to the  buoys should be  reversed;
ing
vessels
under
the
International
red  buoys  should  be  to  port  and  black
Rules.  Vessels with  trolling lines  are  not    buoys to starboard.
considered  fishing  vessels.  Fishing  ves-     Many bodies of water used by boaters are
sels  have  the right-of-way  regardless  of     entirely within the boundaries  of a partic-
position.  Fishing vessels  cannot,  howev-    ular  state.  The  Uniform State  Waterway
er, impede the passage of other vessels in    Marking   System  has  been   devised  for
narrow channels.
these waters. This system uses buoys and
signs  with distinctive  shapes  and  colors
to  show regulatory  or  advisory informa-
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