"Donal" wrote in message ...
I also wondered if a child might have been on the bridge??????



Yes, his name is otnmbrd, his relief is named Shen44 and
their daddy is Jeff Morris.

And yet, they trust real captains with a $20,000,000 cargo. What did they trust you with,
one bag of mail?


"Simple Simon" wrote in message
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"Donal" wrote in message
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I also wondered if a child might have been on the bridge??????



Yes, his name is otnmbrd, his relief is named Shen44 and
their daddy is Jeff Morris.

"Jeff Morris" jeffmo@NoSpam-sv-lokiDOTcom wrote in message ...
The International ColRegs have sound signals whose meaning is "I am maneuvering thusly
..." The US Inland Rules, however, have signals that mean "I intend to maneuver thusly
... Is that OK?" and then the other vessel responds. Below is the International and US
Inland versions of 34(a). The rest of 34 is even worse.


You finally admitted it.

In a heavy fog a sailboat sounds one prolonged/two short blast signal
which says, 'I "AM" a vessel that is higher in the pecking order than
a motor vessel.'

A motor vessel sounds a fog signal of one prolonged blast which tells
all vessels higher than it in the pecking order, 'I "AM" a motor vessel
and am at the bottom of the pecking order.'

This means there IS indeed a pecking order in restricted visibility.

S.Simon

"Jeff Morris" jeffmo@NoSpam-sv-lokiDOTcom wrote in message ...
And yet, they trust real captains with a $20,000,000 cargo. What did they trust you with,
one bag of mail?

They only trust ocean operators with high dollar amounts
of carge because they carry heavy insurance to cover the
many thousands of containers the operators allow to wash
overboard year after year after year . . .

S.Simon.

"Simple Simon" wrote in
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'I "AM" a motor
vessel and am at the bottom of the pecking order.'

Yes, well, maybe they'll do a telethon for that next year.


Bertie

"Simple Simon" wrote in
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"Jeff Morris" jeffmo@NoSpam-sv-lokiDOTcom wrote in message
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And yet, they trust real captains with a $20,000,000 cargo. What did
they trust you with, one bag of mail?

They only trust ocean operators with high dollar amounts
of carge because they carry heavy insurance to cover the
many thousands of containers the operators allow to wash
overboard year after year after year . . .

S.Simon.


I see, the voice of experience.

Except you lose people, right?

Bertie

"Capt.American" wrote in message
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"Donal" wrote in message
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Yesterday, as we approached a large, anchored, oil tanker, it gave one
short blast. About a minute later it gave three short blasts.


One prolonged followed by 3 short usually means they are backing out
of a slip or dock

Does anybody know what this meant?

Perhaps it was a at anchor fog signal, followed a minute later by
astern propulsion signal to dig in an anchor.

This makes most sense, so far. He could very well have been digging his
anchor in -- but would he really have sounded "astern" when there weren't
any boats behind him??
I don't think that it was a fog signal. I'm fairly sure that it was a short
blast. He did swing clockwise around his anchor - so a starboard turn is
just possible. Also, the two other ships at anchor didn't start to swing
around for another 10-15 minutes. They *should* have started to swing 5-10
minutes *before* the big tanker, because of the way that the tide works in
the Solent.



Do these ships "drive around" when at anchor?

Not usually donel, Its easier if they take the anchor up to drive
around. They might be setting an anchor.

I was wondering if they used their engines to control the direction that
they pointed in. I can't see why they would do this, but he did change his
attitude before the other two ships. It could have been the tide, because
tides don't always behave as the book says.



Would they indicate a
starboard turn, and then an astern signal? Perhaps if the are anchor
handling.

I tried calling them up on the radio, but there was no reply.

Try shooting a flare at them, then they might reply!

Heh, heh. I bet. With a name like "Petrokempt", I think that they would
just jump if they saw a flare coming!


Regards

Donal
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Subject: Sound signals at anchor
From: "Simple Simon"
Date: 08/11/2003 16:00 Pacific

ROFLMAO

The wannabe Master Mariner, sounds off with another lame attempt to save face
after getting totally trounced again in another Rules battle.
Hiya Neal !! See you've been sequestered, below decks, trying to come up with
some explanations for your lastest thrashing.

Shen

bject: Sound signals at anchor
From: otnmbrd Gdog Gdog Gdog Gdog G
Date: 08/11/2003 16:02 Pacific Standard Time
Message-id: . net

Inland - a signal of intent
International - a signal of action

EG Now ..... about them tide datums......

Shen

Subject: Sound signals at anchor
From: "Simple Simon"
Date: 08/11/2003 16:03 Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:


"Donal" wrote in message
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I also wondered if a child might have been on the bridge??????



Yes, his name is otnmbrd, his relief is named Shen44 and
their daddy is Jeff Morris.


Awwww .... Jeff ain't THAT old, ...... is he?

Shen