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Rules
of the road
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The rules of the road, which
apply on all waters of the State, also apply all
over the world. They run to a lot of pages of
fine print, but the following cover most of the
encounters you will have with other vessels.
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All the time you are on the
water you must keep a good lookout and be
ready to give way to other vessels.
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If you must give way, do it
in good time and make a move which will be
obvious to the other vessels.
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In general, power boats
have to keep out of the way of sailing and
fishing vessels, and vessels that are hampered
by such tasks including dredging, cable laying
and so on.
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Always keep to the right
hand side of channels - golden rule "look to
the right, give way to the right, turn to the
right and stay to the right".
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Operating Rules
Port
If a power driven vessel
approaches within this sector maintain your
course and speed with caution.
Starboard
If any vessel approaches
within this sector, keep out of its way. (Note:
This rule may not always apply if one or both
vessels are sailboats.)
Stern
If any vessel approaches this
sector, maintain your course and speed with
caution.
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Power Driven Vessels
Head on Situation
When two power driven vessels
are meeting head on, each vessel must alter
course to starboard (to the right) and pass well
clear of each other. |
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Crossing Situation
When two power driven vessels
are crossing, the vessel with the other on her
own starboard side is the give way vessel and
must keep clear of the other. |
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Overtaking Situation
Any vessel (including a
sailing vessel) which is overtaking another
vessel must keep well clear of the vessel
overtaken. You can overtake the other vessel on
either side but only when it is safe to do so,
and you must keep well clear. |
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Power Meets Sail
Power driven vessels usually give way to sail,
however this does not always apply. Larger power
driven craft should be given a wide berth by
small sail craft. |
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Sailing Vessels
Wind on Different Sides
When each sailing vessel has
the wind on a different side, the vessel which
has the wind on the port side shall keep out of
the way of the other. |
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A keeps clear of B. |
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If a sailing vessel with the
wind on port side sees a sailing vessel to
windward and cannot determine with certainty
whether the other sailing vessel has the wind on
the port or starboard side, she shall keep out
of the way.
Wind on the Same Sides
When both sailing vessels
have the wind on the same side, the vessel which
is to windward shall keep out of the way of the
vessel which is to leeward. |
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B keeps clear of A.
NOTE:
The windward side is deemed to be the side
opposite to that on which the mainsail is
carried or, in the case of a square rigged
vessel, the side opposite to that on which the
largest fore and aft sail is carried
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