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12 ■ Chapter 3 Responsibilities Between Vessels If operating a power-driven vessel, you must give way to: • Any vessel not under command, such as an anchored or disabled vessel • Any vessel restricted in its ability to maneuver, such as a vessel towing, laying cable, or picking up navigation markers, or a vessel constrained by its draft, such as a large ship in a channel • A vessel engaged in commercial fishing • A sailing vessel unless it is overtaking If operating a sailing vessel, you must give way to: • Any vessel not under command • Any vessel restricted in its ability to maneuver • A vessel engaged in commercial fishing Power-Driven Vessel Encountering Power-Driven Vessel Rendering Assistance The navigation rules also require operators to stop and render assistance to a vessel in distress unless doing so would endanger their own vessel or passengers. windward Direction from which the wind is blowing, or upwind. Windward vessel refers to the vessel that is upwind of the other leeward Direction toward which the wind is blowing, or downwind. Leeward vessel refers to the vessel that is downwind of the other Sailing Vessel Encountering Sailing Vessel If a sailing vessel with the wind on its port (left) side cannot determine whether a windward sailing vessel has the wind on the left or the right, it should give way to the windward vessel. Give way! Give way! Give way! Meeting Head-On • Neither vessel is the stand-on vessel. • Both vessels should turn to starboard (the right) and use sound signals to share their plans. Overtaking • If you are overtaking, give way. Use sound signals to let the other boater know which direction you are planning to go. • If you are being overtaken, stand on. Paths That Cross • If the other vessel is on your port (left), stand on. • If the other vessel is on your starboard (right), give way and use sound signals to let the other boater know your plans. signals intent to pass on give-way vessel's starboard (right) side TOOT TOOT signals agreement signals intent signals intent to pass on give-way vessel's port (left) side TOOT signals intent or agreement TOOT TOOT TOOT TOOT signals intent or agreement Give way! Wind on Same Side • If you are the windward vessel, give way and signal to the other boater. • If you are the leeward vessel, stand on. wind direction Give way! Give way! wind direction windward leeward Wind on Different Sides • If the wind is on your port (left) side, give way and use sound signals. • If the wind is on your starboard (right), stand on. signals intent to go right TOOT signals intent TOOT TOOT signals intent to go left TOOT TOOT signals agreement TOOT TOOT REMEMBER … Every operator is responsible for avoiding a collision. In complying with the navigation rules, operators must consider all dangers of navigation; risk of collisions; and any special conditions, including the limitations of the vessels involved. These considerations may make a departure from the navigation rules necessary to avoid immediate danger. Copyright © 2014 Boat Ed, www.boat-ed.com

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