Thread: Under Way, Not Making Way, Aground and Not Under Command, revisited
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Default Under Way, Not Making Way, Aground and Not Under Command, revisited
On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:04:03 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:22:08 -0400, "Roger Long"
wrote:

No. The standard COLREGS book has the International rules on one page and
the corresponding Inland rule on the facing page. Differences are sometimes
noted as well. There are very few differences but some are quite important.
Nothing about engine engagement or disengagement though.

Big ships all have direct drive engines. If the engine in running the
prop is turning. You stop it and restart it turning the other way for
reverse.

Casady

Depends on what you mean by "big ships" A LCC will have a direct drive
but a big, to me, oil field supply boat, say, 3,000 H.P. had a normal
forward/reverse gear box.


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