otnmbrd wrote:
Armond,

Those are "high speed ferries", not ships. They involve a whole
different set of operating parameters than ships, including
stopping distance. In dealing with them and discussing them, you
need to realize and understand that comparing them to normal
commercial traffic is comparing "apples to oranges"....., same
applies to standard tugs and Z-drive or Voight Schneider.

Well, I won't defend a statement I never made. Still, I wonder how much
difference it makes to the target whether he or she is killed by a "ferry"
or a "ship" (ignoring for the moment that many folks cannot accurately
define "ship.")

I can tell you from my own experience that contacting and staying
out of the way of commercial vessels, no matter what their type or
classification, is not at all simple. What it boils down to, it seems to
me, is that the small boat operator should get out of the way and worry
later about the effectiveness of lights, communication devices, warning
systems, etc. In the interim, one should treat the rules as just what they
a rules.

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