Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 15:54:07 GMT, otnmbrd
wrote:

A number of issues here are regarding specific wording within the Rules.
"Constrained by Draft" is only used in International rules, since it can
easily apply to an area which is totally unmarked as to a specific channel.
Although the term itself can easily be used to discuss vessels in a
narrow confined inland channel, for the purposes of a "Rules" discussion
and particularly a "Rules" test, this can lead to problems within the
discussion.
The same applies to "Right of way" and to VTS/TSS.
One other point ..... what may be a large open bay/channel to a small
boat, can easily be a narrow confined channel to a ship.


That's my point and I can't find anywhere in the rules where CbD is
restricted to International rules.

The term "constrained by draft" is only used in International Rule 18
and is not used in the US Inland Rule 18.
Basically the term can be said to apply, in reality, to narrow channels
where a vessel can only navigate within the channel, but for the
purposes of the "Rules" and a discussion, it's normally noted that CBD
is an International Rule not found in US Inland Rules .... i.e. aside
from the fact that it doesn't apply between ships (Inland), there would
be no signal for it.

otn