2008 Yamaha Outboard 8 8hp Boat Owners Manual

Safety information
you  are the  Give-Way  vessel.  If the  other    navigate such waters with your boat, you will
vessel is on  your port (left)  side, remember     need to carry  a portable  air horn, available
that you  should maintain  course and direc-     from local marine supply stores.
tion, provided the other vessel gives you the    Fishing vessel right-of-way
right-of-way as it should.
All vessels that are fishing with nets, lines or
trawls are considered to be fishing vessels
under the  International Rules.  Vessels with
trolling lines are  not considered fishing ves-
sels. Fishing  vessels  have the  right-of-way
regardless of position.  Fishing vessels can-
not, however,  impede the passage  of other
vessels in narrow channels.
Sailing vessel right-of-way
Sailing vessels should normally be given the
right-of-way. The exceptions to this are:
1.
When  the  sailing  vessel is  overtaking
the power-driven vessel, the power-driv-
en 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 that can navigate
only in such a channel.
Overtaking
If you  are passing  another vessel,  you are
the Give-Wayvessel.  This means that the
other  vessel   is  expected   to  maintain  its
course and speed.  You must stay  out of its
way until you  are clear of it. Likewise,  if an-
other  vessel  is   passing  you,  you   should
maintain your speed and direction so that the
2.
3.
other vessel can steer itself around you.
Reading buoys and other markers
The waters of the United States are  marked
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Other special situations
There are  three  other rules  you should  be    for  safe navigation  by the  lateral system of
aware of when driving your boat around oth-    buoyage.  Simply  put,  buoys  and  markers
er vessels.
Narrow channels and bends
have  an   arrangement  of  shapes,   colors,
numbers and lights to show which side of the
When  navigating  in  narrow channels,  you     buoy a boater should pass on when navigat-
should keep to  the right when it  is safe and    ing in a particular direction. The markings on
practical to do so. If the operator of a power-    these buoys  are oriented from the  perspec-
driven  vessel is  preparing  to  go around  a     tive of being entered from seaward (the boat-
bend that may obstruct the view of other wa-    er is going towards the port). This means that
ter vessels, the operator should sound a pro-   red   buoys  are   passed  on  the   starboard
longed blast on the whistle (4 to 6 seconds).    (right)  side when proceeding from open wa-
If another  vessel is  around the bend,  it too     ter into port, and black buoys are to port (left)
should sound the whistle. Even if no reply is     side. When navigating out of port, your posi-
heard, however,  the vessel should  still pro-     tion with respect to the  buoys should be re-
ceed  around the  bend with  caution.  If you     versed;  red  buoys  should  be  to  port  and
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CategoriesYamaha Outboard Manuals
Document TypeBoat Motor Manual Free Download. Marine Operator's Boating Guide.
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Model Year2008
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