Jeff Morris wrote:



see Cappy's Master's response. Have you seen regs like that in the U.S.?


None that I remember, but that does not mean they don't exist.
The only way I can think of to check, easily, for most boaters, would be
to look in the "Navigation Regulations" of the Coast Pilot for your area
or in the general information for a particular port, where you might
have "heavy" ferry traffic.
It will not surprise me, in time, if we see special regulations
regarding "high speed" ferries.

otn