We cold play all sorts of games around this - if a slip is oversized, are you in
"navigable waters" when you pass through the mouth?

I recall at least one court case where it was felt that a ship at a dock should
have a lookout to warn off passers-by because it was sticking out past the end
of the dock

But if this issue seems too pedantic, just consider the case of vessels
anchored: How many people have kept an all-night watch on an anchored vessel?
Certainly, one can find conditions where one should, and perhaps other times
when one needn't bother. However, there are not such qualification in the
rules: a lookout is always required. It is the role of the courts to advise us
on when that is truly so.

-jeff


"Martin Baxter" wrote in message
...
Jeff Morris wrote:

You need look no further than the first sentence to see the applicability:

1(a) These Rules shall apply to all vessels upon the high seas and in all
waters
connected therewith navigable by seagoing vessels.

If the slip is in waters connected to the sea, they are applicable. I'll
admit
the my logic is strained, .

But I appreciate that you're still reading this.


Yes, it does seem to be getting a bit pendantic, consider, is a slip navigable
waters? Perhaps we should debate the number of angels per pin head (I'm not
talking
about Bob, tho' he can use all the help he can get).

Cheers
Marty