Here is one of the MOST IMPORTANT things to remember to avoid a COLLISION with an approaching vessel!

In this day of NON SITUATIONAL AWARENESS except the smartphone I’m writing this on (NEVER buy any Moto G series phone!) collisions are going to be happening more often!

If this is happening to you, then you need to sound your signal device FIVE SHORT BLASTS in RAPID fashion! If the IDIOT still does not start taking evasive action, REPEAT this process until you see the evasive action!

You could also use your light signaling device to send FIVE SHORT FLASHES in RAPID fashion along with the sound signaling.

As more people see the approaching Grand Solar Minimum, you will find more inexperienced captains on the Florida waterways and Seven Seas. That is why it is IMPERATIVE to study for your US Coast Guard Captain’s License NOW!

Hugh Simpson