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Read and understand the Collision Avoidance regulations, which are international. The simplest rule on open water is that if you are crossing the course of another boat so that it seems there might be a collision, then if the other boat is on your starboard side (the right), you must do something to avoid a collision, which could be that you slow down or you might alter course to starboard. If you have the other boat on your port side (the left), you just have to carry on as normal. A good test to check for the possibility of a collision is to watch the direction that the other boat is in, relative to you. If the direction does not change, you are on a collision course.
A 14-foot boat operating under oars after dark must show white light to prevent a collision.
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While rowing a small utility boat at night a flashlight should be carried to help avoid a collision.
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The stand- on boat may vary depending on the situation. The rules for avoiding collisions are guidelines.
In this instance the sailing vessel is required to keep out of the way of the vessel it is overtaking. Once the overtake is in progress, the situation cannot become a crossing situation. However, at all times either vessel has a responsibility to take action to avoid a collision.
In this instance the sailing vessel is required to keep out of the way of the vessel it is overtaking. Once the overtake is in progress, the situation cannot become a crossing situation. However, at all times either vessel has a responsibility to take action to avoid a collision.
Orange smoke blowing from the boat.
Orange smoke blowing from the boat.
A 14-foot boat operating under oars after dark must show white light to prevent a collision.
A 14 foot boat operating under oars after dark must show a white light to prevent a collision.