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BOATING SKILLS AND

SEAMANSHIP

Lesson 6The Rules We Must Follow

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Lesson Objectives (1)

The importance of Navigation Rules

The rules and where they apply

How the rules apply to boaters indifferent situations

The differences between the inland and

international rules The General Responsibility Rule

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Lesson Objectives (2)

How liability for an accident is assessed

Your responsibility for helping other

people Safe conduct for your vessel

Proper sound signals for different

situations The proper light configuration for your

vessel

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Lesson Objectives (3)

The rules of operation and sounds to bemade in restricted visibility

What lights and shapes tell you Legal distress signals

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Navigation Rules

Purpose - Prevent Collisions

Apply to - Everyone

Two sets - Inland and International Divided by - Line of Demarcation

established by:

USCG Commandant

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Demarcation Line

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Definitions

Power driven vessel Any vessel propelled by machinery

Underway

Not anchored, not aground, not made fast to shore

Making way Being propelled

Others Fishing vessel

Restricted in ability to maneuver

Not under command

Constrained by draft

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General Responsibility

Rule Two principal aspects Rule of Good Seamanship

Basically Follow the rules, but

Use good seamanship to depart from the

rules to avoid immediate danger

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General Responsibility

Rule Consider all dangers to navigation Consider special circumstances

Immediate danger

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Assessing Legal

Liability All parties usually share someresponsibility for an accident

If you violate the rules, and have acollision, you may be at least partlyresponsible no matter what the otherskipper does

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Your Responsibility

Any damage your boat wake may causeto other boats or injuries suffered by

your passengers or others. Anything your boat does or anything

that happens to your boat

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Federal Law

You must provide whatever assistance youcan to anyone at sea in need of help

GOOD SAMARITAN CLAUSE

You cannot be held liable for anything you do

or dont do when rendering assistance ingood faith provided there is no objection

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General Considerations

Large vs Small vessels

Give large vessels room

Maintain a lookout Have a designated lookout

Safe speed Slow enough to avoid collision

Radar An extra set of eyes

Increased responsibility

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Operation in Narrow

Channels Keep to right

Dont cross in path of other vessels

Dont anchor except in emergency Inland only:

Downbound vessel has right-of way

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Traffic Separation

Schemes

International RulesVessel Traffic Services

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Hierarchy of

Maneuverability

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Stand-on vs Giveway

Stand-on Vessel on right(sees green light)

Vessel being overtaken

Must maintain course and speed Giveway

Sees red, red & green, or white light

Must keep out of way

Rules for sailing vessels Wind on Starboard side is stand on

Give way if windward of another sailboat

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The 3 Situations

Meeting vessel

Stand-oncrossing vessels

Give-awaycrossing vessels

ARC of whitelight 135o

Overtaking vessels

ARC of redlight 112.5o

ARC of greenlight 112.5o

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Constant Bearing

Constant bearing + decreasing range =collision course

Make course change large enough tobe evident (at least 60 degrees)

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Sound Signals

SHORT BLAST (1 Sec)

A MANEUVERING SIGNAL

PROLONGED BLAST (4-6 Sec) ALSO A MANEUVERING SIGNAL

ATTENTION GETTER, USE WHEN:

LEAVING A DOCK APPROACHING SHARP BEND

IN FOG OR RESTRICTED VISIBILITY

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Sound Signals

Sound signals underway Intl & Inland different words, same result

1 short pass with you on my port

2 short pass you on my starboard

3 short operating in reverse

5 or more short danger/doubt

International meeting Signal action Im taking

No response required unless danger/doubt Inland meeting

Signal intention

Respond same if agree, danger/doubt if not

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Passing Situations

Meeting Head-on or nearly so No right-of-way Port-to-port preferred

Crossing Side light visible Rights right - pass astern

Overtaking No side lights visible White stern light Overtaking - stay clear

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Meeting Situation

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Crossing Situation

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Overtaking Situation

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Overtaking in Narrow

Channels, Intl Rules

2 prolonged

Followed by

2 short blast

1 prolonged

1 short

1 prolonged and

1 Short blast

2 prolonged

Followed by

1 short blast

Stand-On Vessel Give-Way Vessel

1 prolonged

1 short

1 prolonged and

1 Short blast

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Restricted Visibility

When not in sight

No vessel is stand-on

Sound signals - underway Every 2 minutes

Power boat - 1 long blast

Sailboat - 1 long blast, 2 short blasts

Not making way - 2 long blasts

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Sound signals not

underway Anchor:

12 meters or greater ring bell rapidly for 5 seconds everyone minutes.

Less than 12 meters make sound every 2 minutes.

100 meters or more bell in forepart followed by gong in aftpart every one minute.

May also sound one short, one prolonged and 1 shortwhistle.

Aground: Same as at anchor with 3 distinct strokes of

bell immediately before and after rapid ringing of bell. Special anchorage: vessels less than 20 meters do

not sound signals.

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Vessel Lights

All boats Side lights

Red = port, green = starboard

112 1/2 degrees each

Stern Light White

135 degrees

Power boats, add Masthead light

White

225 degrees

If less than 12m, can combine stern and mast-

head lights with one 360 degree white light

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Light Sectors

Abeam Port Side

DeadAhead

Abeam Starboard Side

Green Sector

Red Sector

22.5o

22.5o

White Sector135o

112.5o

112.5o

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Light Sectors

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Light Sectors

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Light Sectors

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Rowboat/Small Sailboat

Lights

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Light Requirements

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Special Lights

Fishing Vessels

Vessels constrained by draft

Towing vessels Vessels at anchor

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Day Shapes

anchored

not under command

under sail and power

fishing vessel

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Visual Distress Signals

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Visual Distress Signals

Arm Waving

Code Flags

(November-Charlie)

Signal Mirror

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Night Visual Distress

Signals

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Other Distress signals

Gun fired every minute

Continuous sounding of fog signal

Voice radio signal - MAYDAY

Signal flags - N C

Fire on vessel

EPIRB signal

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Diving Flags

Near Diver During Diving On Boat during Diving

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Drawbridges

Limitations

Signals

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Homeland Security

Measures

1-877-24WATCH

1-800-424-8802

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Summary

Purpose of rules

Inland and International

General Responsibility Liability

Proper sounds and lights

Restricted visibility Lights and shapes

Distress signals