G Keep studying



"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in
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"otnmbrd" wrote
| Possibly....if he cannot deviate from his course/speed up/slow down


I've been studying the Colregs. I know something about them. Your
wrong because what
you say isn't complete. The Rules say it's RAM because of what you say
above. But it's got to be because of the work it's doing. Towing a
fellow power boater who broke down or ran out of gas isn't part of the
definition of work. Work's got to do with laying pipes, dredging,
towing if your licensed to do it, repairing buoys etc. Look at it this
way. What if I decided to do a little dredging. I put something that
dredges in the back of my little recreational runabout. I stop
somewhere and start dredging. Am I a RAM? No. I'm a law breaker. The
work's not legal so I'm not really working. It's not too hard to
figure out.....

Cheers,
Ellen