Captain’s License Part 17
Another important area of the International Rules of the Road has to do with the order of who has the RIGHTS OF WAY. I learned of a way remember this as you will see below. As you will note the … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Navigation Rules
Captain’s License Part 16
This post we are discussing what action a STAND-ON vessel must take. Sometimes a vessel that should be taking action to avoid a COLLISION will for many reasons not realize that a COLLISION is imminent. Then the vessel that actually … Continue reading →
Captain’s License Part 14
In this post we discuss the CROSSING SITUATION or Rule 15 of the International Rules of the Road. Again this only applies to POWER driven vessels and not sailboats. Also only two boats are involved. When these two power driven … Continue reading →
Captain’s License Part 13
This post we will be discussing how to avoid a HEAD-ON-SITUATION! This applies to MOTOR vessels and not sailing or fishing vessels. So if your vessel is on a reciprocal course with another one, each vessel must alter its course … Continue reading →
Captain’s License Part 12
In this post we continue our discussion of OVERTAKING. Now we get into specifics. The International Rules of the Road say that a vessel shall be deemed to be OVERTAKING when coming up with another vessel from a direction more … Continue reading →
Captain’s License Part 11
As mentioned in previous post, today we are discussing OVERTAKING another vessel. First, if a sailing vessel is operating OUTSIDE a NARROW channel encounters another sailing vessel that is RESTRICTED to operating within a narrow channel, this vessel can’t impede … Continue reading →
Captain’s License Part 10
Today we continue to study The Rules of the Road as applied to Steering and Sailing. FISHING vessels are most likely what you are going to encounter. If you are sailing in a NARROW channel and can ONLY SAFELY navigate … Continue reading →
Captain’s License Part 5
Today we further explore more of the RULES OF THE ROAD. It is important to know when a vessel is UNDERWAY. Any vessel that is not at anchor, made fast to the shore or aground is considered UNDERWAY. Here are … Continue reading →
Captain’s License Part 4
Today we are look at other aspects of the Rules of the Road in sailing. It is important to know about FISHING vessels that you will certainly encounter. There are three types: trawling, using a dredge net and setting nets. … Continue reading →