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Default SKIP Please Read USCG COLREGS

"otnmbrd" wrote
Comon Wilbur, ..... read rule 4, first rule of Part B, then rule 5, then
read rule 2, then go back to rule 5 "every vessel shall at ALL times"


.... then stand on your head and spell "rhinoceros" ...

Unless there are unambiguous definitions of "proper look-out" and "all
available means" and "appropriate in the prevailing circumstances" somewhere
in there, any competent attorney should be able to convince any reasonable
judge that these is more guidelines than actual rules.