Continuing our discussion of SOUND SIGNALS today we look at be vessels at ANCHOR. Vessels under 100 meters must at intervals of not more than 1 minute rapidly ring a BELL for about 5 seconds. Vessels 100 meters or more … Continue reading →
This might have been discussed previously – when your vessel is approaching a bend or an area of a channel or fairway, make sure you sound 1 PROLONGED BLAST since another vessel or vessels may not have a full view … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
Here is more info as related to RESTRICTED VISIBILITY. If you captaining a POWER vessel in an area of restricted visibility, then you must always have your engine ready for immediate maneuver. The steering and sailing rules for vessels in … Continue reading →
Today we are dealing with scenarios due to RESTRICTED VISIBILITY where vessels even though they are not in sight of each other still can cause collisions due to restricted visibility. Common sense tells you to proceed with caution so that … Continue reading →
Again this applies to POWER DRIVEN VESSELS. When two power driven vessels are crossing, the vessel that has the other to STARBOARD must keep out of the way to avoid the risk of collision. This applies to all vessels. If … Continue reading →
Avoiding COLLISIONS is of utmost importance. It is required that you do the following in order to avoid a collision if two power driven vessels are involved: 1. Both vessels must be on a reciprocal or nearly reciprocal course. 2. … Continue reading →
What you must remember as the captain of a SAILING vessel when you are in sight of another vessel. If both vessels are running free with the wind on the SAME side, then the WINDWARD vessel must remain clear of … Continue reading →
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 →
Today we talk further about the requirements if your vessel is determined to be the GIVE-WAY vessel. Simply you are to use your COMMON SENSE to AVOID the possibility of a COLLISION by GIVING-WAY in AMPLE time and be readily … Continue reading →
