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Section - I

Conduct of Vessels in Any Condition of Visibi

STEERING AND SAILING RULE

RULE 8 ACTION TO AVOID COLLIN THIS THESE RULE YOU ARE GOLEARN APPROPRIATE ACTION TO

RISK OF COLLISION

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(a) Anya ction tak en toav oid collision sha ll betak en ina ccorda nce with the Rules of thisPa rt a nd sha ll, if the circumsta nces of the

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positive;

made in ample time

and;with due regard to theobservance of goodseamanship.

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PRECATION REQUIRED BY GOOSEAMANSHIP OR SPECIAL CIRCUM

1. A Vessel underwa y would be expected tokeep clea r ofa vessela t a nchora s a ma tter ofsea ma nship.Buta vessel underwa ya nd stoppedmust notrely on othervesselskeeping out of her wa y,unless she isnot under comma nda nddispla ying thea ppropria te signa ls, she mustcomply with the Rules.

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PRECAUTION REQUIRED BY GOSEAMANSHIP OR SPECIAL CIRCUM

2. Whena vessela nchors she must do withouenda ngeringothervessels which ma ybenav iga ting close by.She mustnota nchor tooclose to othera nchoredvessels.

Sufficient ca ble must be put outa ccording tocircumsta ncesa nda seconda nchorshould beused if necessa ry

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PRECAUTION REQUIRED BY GOSEAMANSHIP OR SPECIAL CIRCUM

3. Indense foga vesselwithoutopera tiona lra da r ma ynot be justifiedin being underwa ya t a ll butshoulda nchorif it is sa fe toa ndpra ctica ble for her to do so.4. When twovesselsa re a pproa chingonea nothera t a difficult bend ina tida l river it ha sbeen held to be theduty of the one hav ing thetidea ga inst herto wa it until the other ha spa ssed.

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PRECAUTION REQUIRED BY GOSEAMANSHIP OR SPECIAL CIRCUM

5. Theeffect of sha llow wa termust be tak enintoa ccount. Avessel movinga t fa irly highspeed through the wa terproduces pressurefieldswhich becomes grea ter when the flow ofwa ter a round the ship isrestricted.The isa reduction of pressure benea th theship which ca usesinka geso tha t thevessel issa id toSQUATin the wa ter. Ina ddition toa nincrea se of mea n dra ft there will usua lly

cha

nge of trim.

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PRECAUTION REQUIRED BY GOSEAMANSHIP OR SPECIAL CIRCUM

6. Rule 10a pplies to tra ffic sepa ra tionschemesa dopted by the Orga niza tion. Beforea doption by IMOa scheme must bea pprovedby the Ma ritime Sa fety Committee.The Government ma y, however, in urgentca ses implementa new scheme ora na mendment toa n a dopted scheme beforereceiving IMO sa pprova l.

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RULE 8 ACTION TO AVOID COLL(b

) Any

alter

ation ofcourse a nd/or speed

to av oid collision sha ll,if the circumsta nces oftheca se a dmit;

be la rge enough tobe rea dilya ppa rent toa nother vesselobserving visua lly orby r

ad

ar;a succession of

sma ll a ltera tions ofcourse a nd/or speed

should beav

oided.

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GOOD SEAMANSHIP PRINCIPLESmall angle alteration Large angle alteration

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(c) If there is sufficientsea room;a ltera tion of course

a lone ma y be the mosteffective a ction toav oida close-qua rterssitua tion providedtha t it is ma de in good

time, is substa

ntia

l;

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a nd does not resultina nother close-qua rters situa tion.

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(

d)

Action tak

en toav oid collision witha nothervessel sha llbe sucha s to resultin pa ssinga t a sa fedist

ance.

RULE 8 ACTION TO AVOID COLL

The effectiveness ofthea ction sha ll beca refully checkeduntil the othervesselis fina lly pa st a ndclea r.

1st obs.

2ndobs.Detected Risk of

Collision.No cha nge of bea ring 3rd

obs.Bea ring cha nge Alter course 4th

obs.Pa st a nd clea r

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Section - IConduct of Vessels in Any Condition of Visibi

STEERING AND SAILING RULE

RULE 9 NARROW CHANNEL

The term Narrow Ch

annel need not be ofa ny pa rticula r lengtha nd does necessa rily

termina te a t the la st buoys or objectsma rking the cha nnel.The na rrow cha nnel rule ha s beena pply topa ssa ge between two piersa nd to 100meters beyond the objects ma rking theha rbour entra nce

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Section - IConduct of Vessels in Any Condition of Visibi

STEERING AND SAILING RULE

RULE 9 NARROW CHANNEL

The term Narrow Ch

annel need not be ofa ny pa rticula r lengtha nd does necessa rily

termina te a t the la st buoys or objectsma rking the cha nnel.The na rrow cha nnel rule ha s beena pply topa ssa ge between two piersa nd to 100meters beyond the objects ma rking theha rbour entra nce

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RULE 9 NARROW CHANNEL(a)

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course ofa na rrowcha nnel or fa irwa ysha llkeepa s nea r tothe outer limit of thecha nnel or fa irwa ywhich lies on hersta rboa rd sidea s issa fea nd pra ctica ble.

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RULE 9 NARROW CHANNEL(b

)A

vessel oflesstha n 20 metersin

length ora sa ilingvessel sha ll notimpede the pa ssa geofa vessel which ca nsa fely nav iga te onlywithina na rrowcha nnel or fa irwa y.

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RULE 9 NARROW CHANNEL(c

)A

vesseleng

agedin fishingsha ll not

impede the pa ssa geofa ny othervesselnav iga ting withina na rrow cha nnel orfa irwa y.

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RULE 9 NARROW CHANNEL

(d) Avessel sha ll not crossa na rrow cha nnel orfa irwa y if such crossingimpedes the pa ssa ge ofa v

essel which ca

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felynav iga te only within suchcha nnel or fa irwa y.The la tter vessel ma y usethe sound sign

alprescribed in Rule 34(d) if

in doubta s to the intentionof the crossingvessel.

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RULE 9 NARROW CHANNEL

( i) In a na rrow cha nnelorfa irwa ywhen overtak ingca n tak e pla ce only if thevessel to be overtak en ha s

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ction to permitsa fe pa ssing,> thevesselintending toovertak e sha ll indica te herintention by sounding thea ppropria te signa lprescribed in Rule 34(c)( i) .

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RULE 9 NARROW CHANNEL

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essel to be ov

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ensha ll, if ina greement,sound thea ppropria tesigna l prescribed in Rule34(c)( ii) a nd tak e steps topermit sa fe pa ssing.If in doubt she ma y soundthe signa ls prescribed inRule 34(d) .( ii) This Rule does notrelieve the overtak ingvessel of her obliga tionunder Rule 13.

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RULE 9 NARROW CHANNEL(

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arrow ch

annel.

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STEERING AND SAILING RULE

(a) This Rulea pplies to tra ffic sepa ra tionschemesa dopted by the Orga niza tiona nddoes not relieve a nyvessel of her obliga tionunder

any other rule.

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RULE 10 TRAFFIC SEPARATION SC

Terms & DefinitionsTra ffic Sepa ra tion Scheme- A routeingmea surea imeda t the sepa ra tion of opposingstrea ms of tra ffic bya ppropria te mea nsa ndby esta blishment of tra ffic la nes

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RULE 10 TRAFFIC SEPARATION SC

Terms & DefinitionsTra ffic la ne a n a rea withina define limits inwhich one-wa y tra ffic is esta blished. Na tura lobsta cles including those forming sepa ra tionzones, ma y continuea bounda ry.

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RULE 10 TRAFFIC SEPARATION SC

Terms & DefinitionsTra ffic Sepa ra tion Zone or Line A zone or linesepa ra ting the tra ffic la nes in which shipsa reproceeding in opposite or nea rly opposite directions;or sep

arating

atr

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RULE 10 TRAFFIC SEPARATION SC

Terms & Definitions Arrowsprinted on the cha rt in connection withrouteing system mere indica te genera l direction ofesta blished or recommended tra ffic flowa nd shipneed to set their courses strictly

along the

arrows.

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RULE 10 TRAFFIC SEPARATION SC

Terms & DefinitionsInshore Tra fficZone- A routeing mea surecomprisinga designa teda rea between the la ndwa rdbounda ry of thea

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tionschemea nd thea dja cent coa st to beused ina ccorda ncewith rule 10(d) a sa mended

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RULE 10 TRAFFIC SEPARATION SC

Terms & Definitionsb. Avessel usinga tra fficsepa ra tion scheme sha ll:

Proceed ina ppropria tela ne in the genera ldirection of the tra ffic

flow for tha

t la

ne;So fa r a s pra ctica blekeep clea r of the tra fficsepa ra tion line or zone

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RULE 10 TRAFFIC SEPARATION SC

(c) Avessel sha ll, sofa r a s pra ctica ble,av oid crossing tra fficla nes but if obliged todo so:sha ll cross ona hea dinga s nea rlya spra ctica blea t righta ngles to the genera ldirection of tra ffic

flow.

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RULE 10 TRAFFIC SEPARATION SC

(d) ( i) Avessel sha ll notusea n inshore tra fficzonewhen she ca n sa felyuse thea ppropria te tra fficla ne within thea dja centtra ffic sepa ra tion scheme.However, vessels of lesstha n 20 meters in length,sa ilingvesselsa ndvessels enga ged in fishingma y use the inshoretra ffic zone.

( ii) Notwithsta ndingsubpa ra gra ph(d)( i) , a vessel ma y usea n

inshore tra

ffic zonewhen en route to orfroma port, offshoreinsta lla tion orstructure, pilot sta tionora ny other pla cesitua ted within theinshore tra ffic zone, orto av oid immedia teda nger.

INSHORE TRAFFIC ZONE

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RULE 10 TRAFFIC SEPARATION SC

Terms & Definitions(e) Avessel other tha n a crossingvessel ora vessel joining or leav inga la ne

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sepa ra tion zone or crossa sepa ra tion lineexcept:

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oid immedia

teda nger;( ii) to engag e in fishing withina sepa ra tion zone.

EMERGENCY

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RULE 10 TRAFFIC SEPARATION SC

(f) Avessel nav iga ting ina rea s nea r thetermina tions of tra fficsepa ra tion schemes sha lldo so with pa rticula rca ution.(g) Avessel sha ll so fa r a s

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RULE 10 TRAFFIC SEPARATION SC(h) A vessel not using a trafficseparation sc heme s hall avoid it by as wide a margin as ispracticable.

(i) A vessel engaged in fis hing s hallnot impede t he passage of anyvessel following a traffic lane.(j) A vessel of less t han 20 meters

in lengt h or a sailing vessel s hallnot impede t he safe passage of apower-driven vessel following atraffic lane.

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RULE 10 TRAFFIC SEPARATION SC(h) A vessel not using a trafficseparation sc heme s hall avoid it by as wide a margin as ispracticable.

(i) A vessel engaged in fis hing s hallnot impede t he passage of anyvessel following a traffic lane.(j) A vessel of less t han 20 meters

in lengt h or a sailing vessel s hallnot impede t he safe passage of apower-driven vessel following atraffic lane.

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RULE 10 TRAFFIC SEPARATION SC(k)

Av

essel restricted in hera

bility toma neuver when enga ged ina n opera tion forthe ma intena nce of sa fety of nav iga tion ina tra ffic sepa ra tion scheme is exempted fromcomplying with this Rule to the extentnecessa ry to ca rry out the opera tion.

EEMPTED

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EEMPTED

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RULE 10 TRAFFIC SEPARATION SC(k)

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