What should boat A do when being approached by boat B?
The approaching boat (B) must take early and substantial action action to avoid your boat by reducing its speed and changing direction. If a power-driven boat (B) is approaching from your starboard (right) sector, you are the give-way craft and do not have the right-of-way.
What happens when a boat is operating in darkness?
Operating in Darkness. Whenever one is operating in darkness, one must display their navigational lights to make one visible to other boaters. One is navigational lights will also communicate to other boaters whether one is boat is a powered vessel or a sailing vessel and which direction it’s heading.
Can a sailboat be seen in the dark?
For example, it is important to remember that a powered vessel’s white light will be visible from a full 360 degrees, while a sailboat’s white light will only be visible from the stern. Examine each of the diagrams, below, to understand what one should do when approaching another boat in a time of darkness or limited visibility.
What to do when approaching a power driven vessel?
As the give-way vessel, A must take EARLY and SUBSTANTIAL action to keep clear and avoid crossing the stand-on vessel B. Vessel A must blow one short blast and alter course to starboard.. Vessel B must blow one short blast to indicate understanding, and maintain course.
What should I do if a boat approaches my boat from starboard?
Port: If a power-driven boat approaches your boat from the port sector, maintain your course and speed with caution. You are the stand-on craft. Starboard: If any vessel approaches your boat from the starboard sector, you must keep out of its way. You are the give-way craft.
Operating in Darkness. Whenever one is operating in darkness, one must display their navigational lights to make one visible to other boaters. One is navigational lights will also communicate to other boaters whether one is boat is a powered vessel or a sailing vessel and which direction it’s heading.
Port: If a power-driven boat approaches your boat from the port sector, maintain your course and speed with caution. You are the stand-on craft. Starboard: If any vessel approaches your boat from the starboard sector, you must keep out of its way. You are the give-way craft.
For example, it is important to remember that a powered vessel’s white light will be visible from a full 360 degrees, while a sailboat’s white light will only be visible from the stern. Examine each of the diagrams, below, to understand what one should do when approaching another boat in a time of darkness or limited visibility.
As the give-way vessel, A must take EARLY and SUBSTANTIAL action to keep clear and avoid crossing the stand-on vessel B. Vessel A must blow one short blast and alter course to starboard.. Vessel B must blow one short blast to indicate understanding, and maintain course.