2004 Yamaha Outboard F9.9C T9.9C Boat Motor Owners Manual

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way  until  you  are  clear  of  it.  Likewise,  if     Sailing vessel right-of-way
another  vessel is  passing you,  you  should    Sailing  vessels  should   normally  be  given
maintain  your speed  and  direction  so that     the right-of-way. The exceptions to this are:
the other vessel can steer itself around you.
1.
When  the  sailing  vessel is  overtaking
the power-driven  vessel, the power-dri-
ven 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  navi-
gate 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 and
practical  to   do  so.   If  the   operator  of   a    Reading buoys and other markers
power-driven   vessel   is   preparing  to   go     The waters of the  United states are marked
around a bend that may obstruct the view of     for safe  navigation by the  lateral system  of
other  water  vessels,   the  operator  should     buoyage.  Simply  put,  buoys  and  markers
sound a prolonged blast on the whistle (4  to    have  an   arrangement  of   shapes,  colors,
6
seconds). If  another vessel is  around the     numbers and  lights  to show  which  side of
bend, it too  should sound the  whistle. Even    the  buoy  a  boater   should  pass  on  when
if  no  reply  is  heard,  however,  the  vessel     navigating  in   a   particular   direction.  The
should  still  proceed around  the  bend  with    markings  on these buoys  are oriented from
caution.  If  you  navigate  such  waters  with    the  perspective of being  entered from  sea-
your boat,  you will need to  carry a portable     ward (the boater  is going towards the  port).
air horn,  available from local marine  supply    This  means that  red  buoys are  passed on
stores.
the starboard  (right)  side when  proceeding
from open  water into port,  and black buoys
are to  port (left)  side. When  navigating out
Fishing vessel right-of-way
All vessels which are fishing  with nets, lines    of  port,  your   position  with  respect  to  the
or trawls  are considered to  be “fishing ves-
sels” under the  International Rules. Vessels     should be  to port  and black  buoys to  star-
with trolling lines  are not considered  fishing
buoys
should   be   reversed;    red   buoys
board.
vessels.  Fishing vessels  have  the right-of-     Many bodies  of water  used by  boaters are
way regardless  of position.  Fishing vessels     entirely within the boundaries of a particular
cannot,  however,  impede  the  passage   of    state. The Uniform State  Waterway Marking
other vessels in narrow channels.
System has been  devised for these waters.
This system uses buoys  and signs with dis-
tinctive shapes and colors to show regulato-
ry  or advisory  information.  These  markers
are  white   with  black   letters  and   orange
boarders.
They
signify
speed
zones,
restricted areas, danger  areas, and general
information.
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