General information
“In obeying and construing these rules due re-
Meeting
gard shall be had to all dangers of navigation If you are meeting another power vessel head
and collision, and to any special circumstanc- on, and are close enough to run the risk of col-
es, which may render a departure from the lision, neither of you has the right-of-way!
above rules necessary in order to avoid im- Both of you should alter course to avoid an ac-
mediate danger.”
cident. You should keep the other vessel on
In other words, follow the standard rules ex- your port (left) side. This rule doesn’t apply if
cept when a collision will occur unless both both of you will clear one another if you con-
vessels try to avoid each other. If that is the tinue on your set course and speed.
case, both vessels become “Give-Way” ves-
sels.
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Rules when encountering vessels
There are three main situations which you
may encounter with other vessels which could
lead to a collision unless the Steering Rules
are followed:
Meeting: (you are approaching another ves-
sel head-on)
Crossing: (you are traveling across the other
Crossing
vessel’s path)
When two power driven vessels are crossing
Overtaking: (you are passing or being
each other’s path close enough to run the risk
passed by another vessel)
of collision, the vessel which has the other on
In the following illustration, your boat is in the
the starboard (right) side must keep out of the
center. You should give the right-of-way to
way of the other. If the other vessel is on your
any vessels shown in white area (you are the
right, you must keep out of its way; you are the
Give-Way vessel). Any vessels in the shaded
Give-Way vessel. If the other vessel is on
area must yield to you (they are the Give-Way
your port (left) side, remember that you
vessels). Both you and the meeting vessel
should maintain course and direction, provid-
must alter course to avoid each other.
ed the other vessel gives you the right-of-way
as it should.
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| Categories | Yamaha Outboard Manuals |
|---|---|
| Document Type | Boat Motor Manual Free Download. Marine Operator's Boating Guide. |
| Tags | Yamaha F2.5D |
| Model Year | 2005 |
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| Language | English |
| Product Brand | Yamaha Motor. Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA - Support Customer Relations for US: 1-800-962-7926
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| Publisher | yamaha-motor.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | Yamaha Motor Company |
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