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If sail boats a and b are approaching each other with the wind on different sides why is vessel a considered the give way vessel?
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A sailboat is approaching a powerboat Both boats are underway Which boat is the give-way vessel?
power boat
When under sail at night which boat is the stand on boat?
Assuming both boats are under sail, and both boats have adequate visibility, the position of the wind will determine which is the stand-on vessel and which is the give-way vessel. If each vessel has the wind on a different side, the one with the wind on the port side keeps clear. if both have the wind on the same side, the vessel nearest to the direction of the wind keeps clear.
On a vessel what is the white light that shines both forward and on the sides?
It's called a lantern. All boats/ships over a certain size that travels at night are required to carry them. They come in different configurations so that other boats can see from the combination of lights what kind of vessel it is, and the approximate direction it's travelling in.
Two boats are traveling on paths that will cross Which question is used to help decide which boat is the give-way vessel?
Size of boats
What was the blockade vessel used in World War 2?
German U-boats.
When is the only time a sailing vessel gives way to a power-driven vessel?
In Australia, sailing boats only have to give way to commercial boats. When collision is imminent. Exercising your "right of way" can be detrimental to your lives and crafts.
Small military vessel?
Traditionally it was vessels under 200 feet long. Vietnam Riverine Boats (Brown Water Navy) were all considered boats; Swift Boats (PCF-Patrol Craft Fast), PBR's (Patrol Boat River), Monitors (River Battleships), and Alpha Boats (ASPB-Assault Support Patrol Boats). Blue Water Naval vessels were Frigates, Destroyers, Cruisers, etc.
What sail boats must follow the navigation rules for a powerboat?
When a sailboat is operating with mechanical propulsion, regardless of whether or not a sail is up it is considered a power driven vessel for the purposes of the rules of the road.
Which is not a vessel requirement for the majority of boats operating on Ohio waters?
Documentation with the U.S. Coast Guard
What is a small sailing vessel?
Small boats, for many, are a simple and inexpensive way to get started in sailing.
What was The first vessel carrying US passengers to be destroyed by German U-boats in 1915?
Lusitania
How the boat workes?
you drive them. Boats float by displacing more water than the weight of the vessel.
