"otnmbrd" wrote
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Of course but please read this:

(g) The term 'vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre' means a vessel which from the *nature of her work*
is restricted in her ability to manoeuvre as required by these Rules and is therefore unable to keep out of the
way of another vessel. The term 'vessel restricted in their ability to manoeuvre' shall include but not limited to:
(i) a vessel engaged in laying, servicing or picking up a navigation mark, submarine cable or pipeline;
(ii) a vessel engaged in dredging, surveying or underwater operations;
(iii) a vessel engaged in replenishment or transferring persons, provisions or cargo while underway;
(iv) a vessel engaged in the launching or recovery of aircraft;
(v) a vessel engaged in mine clearance operations;
(vi) a vessel engaged in a towing operation such as severely restricts the towing vessel and her tow in their
ability to deviate from their course.

Now, does it make sense to tell Scotty what you did? You said the little powerboat towing the other could
be a RAM. You are WRONG! There's no *nature of her work*. As long as the powerboat that's towing can maneuver
OK then it's not RAM. All it had to do to keep outta the way of Scotty was to throttle down or take it out of gear
or turn the steering wheel. Duh! It had no rule on it's side to expect a sailboat to give way.
Another thing. You can see from (i) thru (vi) that work means serious work. It doesn't mean playing around
on a pleasure boat or helping out somebody whose motor broke. Saying a little power pleasure boat that's towing
another *severely* restricts its ability to deviate from course is nonsense. You've got to agree. If you
don't then your thinking is too weird.... It scares me to think people like you drive big ships. (sigh)
Still another thing. Scotty isn't answering. He knows more about trucks than boats anyway. So I'll ask you
what I asked him. What's the difference between one little power boat towing a broken down little power boat
and a powerboat like a trawler towing its dinghy? You wouldn't dare claim the trawler was RAM. It can maneuver
just fine. It might not *want* to slow down fast. The dinghy might smack into the transom. But it *can* slow down
fast. It's capable in other words. So can the powerboat towing another little powerboat. Doesn't that show how
silly your claim is?

Cheers,
Ellen