2005 Yamaha Outboard 90D Boat Motor Owners Manual

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another vessel on the water.
Rules and says,
Several  sets  of  rules  prevail according  to     In obeying  and construing these  rules due
geographic location, but are all basically the     regard shall be had to all dangers of naviga-
same as the International Rules of the Road.   tion and collision, and to any special circum-
The  rules presented  here  in your  Owners     stances, which may render a departure from
Manual are condensed, and have been pro-     the above rules  necessary in order to avoid
vided  for  your  convenience  only.  Consult     immediate danger.
your local U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary or De-    In other words,  follow the standard rules ex-
partment of  Motor  Vehicles for  a complete     cept when a  collision will occur  unless both
set  of rules  governing the  waters  in which     vessels try to avoid each other. If  that is the
you will be using your boat.
case, both vessels become Give-Way ves-
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sels.
Steering and sailing rules and sound
signals
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Rules when encountering vessels
Whenever  two vessels  on  the  water meet     There are  three  main situations  which you
one  another,  one  vessel  has  the  right-of-    may  encounter   with  other  vessels   which
way; it  is called  the stand-on”  vessel. The     could lead to a collision  unless the Steering
vessel which does not have the right-of-way     Rules are followed:
is called the give-wayor burdenedvessel.   Meeting: (you are approaching another ves-
These rules determine which vessel has the     sel head-on)
right-of-way,  and what  each  vessel should     Crossing: (you are traveling across the oth-
do.
er vessels path)
Stand-on vessel
Overtaking:   (you  are   passing   or   being
The vessel with the right-of-way has the duty    passed by another vessel)
to continue its  course and speed,  except to    In the following illustration, your boat is in the
avoid  an   immediate  collision.   When  you     center. You should  give the  right-of-way to
maintain your direction and speed, the other    any vessels shown in white area (you are the
vessel will be able to determine  how best to    Give-Way vessel).  Any vessels in the shad-
avoid you.
ed area must yield to you (they are the Give-
Give-way vessel
Way  vessels).  Both  you  and  the  meeting
The vessel which does not have the right-of-    vessel must alter course to avoid each other.
way has the duty to take  positive and timely
action to stay out of the way of the Stand-On
vessel.  Normally,  you should  not  cross  in
front of the vessel with the right-of-way. You
should slow down or change directions brief-
ly  and pass  behind  the  other  vessel. You
should always move  in such a way  that the
operator  of the  other vessel  can  see what
you are doing.
The general prudential rule
This rule is called Rule 2 in the International
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CategoriesYamaha Outboard Manuals
Document TypeBoat Motor Manual Free Download. Marine Operator's Boating Guide.
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Model Year2005
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