"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
"A proper look-out is defined by every vessel
at all times maintaining a look-out by sight as
well as by hearing as well as by all available
means appropriate in the prevailing circumstances
and conditions so as to make a full appraisal of
the situation and of the risk of collision."

So what if you are sailing on a lake and nobody else is on the lake....
would you have to keep a "proper look-out?.... and what would a "proper
look-out" be in those conditions?

CM