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My seamanship question #1
On Tue, 12 Sep 2006 18:22:55 -0400, "Ellen MacArthur"
wrote: "Capt. JG" wrote | That's not worth an ASA point. How come? You got it wrong too when in your other post you talked about one of the boats being overtaken. I see you people need a hint: Subtract the angles. Does the result fit the definition of overtake? White. |
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My seamanship question #1
Ellen MacArthur wrote: "Capt. JG" wrote | That's not worth an ASA point. How come? You got it wrong too when in your other post you talked about one of the boats being overtaken. I see you people need a hint: Subtract the angles. Does the result fit the definition of overtake? Cheers, Ellen The vessel that is overtaking another vessel is the give-way vessel. You said 180 was "overtaking" the 280 vessel. End of story. Nothing else matters. Joe |
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My seamanship question #1
Because the course difference is less then 67.5 degrees, the qualifies
as an overtaking situation. According to Rule 14, "Notwithstanding anything contained in Rules 4 through 18, any vessel overtaking any other shall keep out of the way of the vessel being overtaken." In other words, it doesn't matter that one or both are sailboats, or small, the overtaking boat must stay clear. Ellen MacArthur wrote: A little sailboat with no motor is on the starboard tack catching up with another little sailboat with no motor on the starboard tack. The one catching up is going on a course of 180 degrees. The one getting caught is going 208 degrees. Which one has to change course if it looks like they're going to hit each other? Cheers, Ellen |
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My seamanship question #1
Ellen MacArthur wrote:
How come? You got it wrong too when in your other post you talked about one of the boats being overtaken. I see you people need a hint: Subtract the angles. Does the result fit the definition of overtake? A vessel shall be deemed to be overtaking when coming up with another vessel from a direction more than 22.5 degrees abaft her beam, ... You have described the course that each vessel is on, the subtraction of one from the other being 28 degrees - but this doesn't pertain to the direction from the beam of the vessel being overtaken. You didn't define their positions, only their courses, and stated that their courses look like they will converge (which, for colreg purposes, is close enough to be considered a potential collision situation). So, we have a boat on 208deg, and another (catching up on the first) on 180deg, with a convergence point ahead if they maintain these courses. Whether the catching boat is 22.5deg abaft of the other boat's beam is unknown - they could be on a collision course, or not, depending on their positions. See... http://sports.webshots.com/photo/826...48327613VRqQxV In the left-hand diagram, the green boat is overtaking the red one, but it isn't in the right-hand diagram because it's ahead of the green one's imaginary line representing 22.5deg abaft her beam. Until you define their positions, it cannot be said for sure that the situation is an overtaking one. In lieu of that, I would say that the windward boat has to keep clear. -- Capt Scumbalino |
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My seamanship question #1
Jeff wrote:
Because the course difference is less then 67.5 degrees, the qualifies as an overtaking situation. According to Rule 14, "Notwithstanding anything contained in Rules 4 through 18, any vessel overtaking any other shall keep out of the way of the vessel being overtaken." In other words, it doesn't matter that one or both are sailboats, or small, the overtaking boat must stay clear. Ooops! That's Rule 13, of course! And, since the question is a bit vague on the meaning of "it looks like they're going to hit," and could be that the overtaken vessel may be required take evasive action if a collision appears imminent. Ellen MacArthur wrote: A little sailboat with no motor is on the starboard tack catching up with another little sailboat with no motor on the starboard tack. The one catching up is going on a course of 180 degrees. The one getting caught is going 208 degrees. Which one has to change course if it looks like they're going to hit each other? Cheers, Ellen |
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Jeff wrote:
Because the course difference is less then 67.5 degrees, the qualifies as an overtaking situation. According to Rule 14, "Notwithstanding anything contained in Rules 4 through 18, any vessel overtaking any other shall keep out of the way of the vessel being overtaken." My understanding is that it isn't about differences in course, per-se, but must also include the bearing from the vessel that is being caught, to the vessel that is catching. -- Capt Scumbalino |
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My seamanship question #1
On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:00:02 +0100, "Capt. Scumbalino"
wrote: Ellen MacArthur wrote: How come? You got it wrong too when in your other post you talked about one of the boats being overtaken. I see you people need a hint: Subtract the angles. Does the result fit the definition of overtake? A vessel shall be deemed to be overtaking when coming up with another vessel from a direction more than 22.5 degrees abaft her beam, ... You have described the course that each vessel is on, the subtraction of one from the other being 28 degrees - but this doesn't pertain to the direction from the beam of the vessel being overtaken. You didn't define their positions, only their courses, and stated that their courses look like they will converge (which, for colreg purposes, is close enough to be considered a potential collision situation). "The one catching up is going on a course of 180 degrees" If they are to converge "the direction from the beam of the vessel being overtaken" must be less than 28 degrees. So, we have a boat on 208deg, and another (catching up on the first) on 180deg, with a convergence point ahead if they maintain these courses. Whether the catching boat is 22.5deg abaft of the other boat's beam is unknown - they could be on a collision course, or not, depending on their positions. See... http://sports.webshots.com/photo/826...48327613VRqQxV In the left-hand diagram, the green boat is overtaking the red one, but it isn't in the right-hand diagram because it's ahead of the green one's imaginary line representing 22.5deg abaft her beam. Until you define their positions, it cannot be said for sure that the situation is an overtaking one. In lieu of that, I would say that the windward boat has to keep clear. |
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On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:12:02 +0100, Goofball_star_dot_etal
wrote: On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:00:02 +0100, "Capt. Scumbalino" wrote: Ellen MacArthur wrote: How come? You got it wrong too when in your other post you talked about one of the boats being overtaken. I see you people need a hint: Subtract the angles. Does the result fit the definition of overtake? A vessel shall be deemed to be overtaking when coming up with another vessel from a direction more than 22.5 degrees abaft her beam, ... You have described the course that each vessel is on, the subtraction of one from the other being 28 degrees - but this doesn't pertain to the direction from the beam of the vessel being overtaken. You didn't define their positions, only their courses, and stated that their courses look like they will converge (which, for colreg purposes, is close enough to be considered a potential collision situation). "The one catching up is going on a course of 180 degrees" If they are to converge "the direction from the beam of the vessel being overtaken" must be less than 28 degrees. Oops! 90+ 14... So, we have a boat on 208deg, and another (catching up on the first) on 180deg, with a convergence point ahead if they maintain these courses. Whether the catching boat is 22.5deg abaft of the other boat's beam is unknown - they could be on a collision course, or not, depending on their positions. See... http://sports.webshots.com/photo/826...48327613VRqQxV In the left-hand diagram, the green boat is overtaking the red one, but it isn't in the right-hand diagram because it's ahead of the green one's imaginary line representing 22.5deg abaft her beam. Until you define their positions, it cannot be said for sure that the situation is an overtaking one. In lieu of that, I would say that the windward boat has to keep clear. |
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My seamanship question #1
Capt. Scumbalino wrote:
Jeff wrote: Because the course difference is less then 67.5 degrees, the qualifies as an overtaking situation. According to Rule 14, "Notwithstanding anything contained in Rules 4 through 18, any vessel overtaking any other shall keep out of the way of the vessel being overtaken." My understanding is that it isn't about differences in course, per-se, but must also include the bearing from the vessel that is being caught, to the vessel that is catching. Yes, you are correct. The method I used only works if they are going approximately the same speed. However, without doing the calculation, I would think that the overtaking vessel is going *much* faster if this is technically a crossing situation. I'll have to work this out on a calculator. That brings up an interesting question: If a boat is going much faster than another, so much so that its impossible for the slower to avoid collision, which rule applies? Rule 17(b) clearly does, if action by the giveway vessel alone is not enough to avoid collision. But also Rule is important, because of the "special circumstances" and "limitations of the vessels." And if a collision occurred, how much liability gets assessed on the giveway vessel? This situation happens frequently when sport fishing boats are headed out at 35 knots, crossing cruising boats powering at 6 knots. |
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My seamanship question #1
Capt. Scumbalino wrote: Jeff wrote: Because the course difference is less then 67.5 degrees, the qualifies as an overtaking situation. According to Rule 14, "Notwithstanding anything contained in Rules 4 through 18, any vessel overtaking any other shall keep out of the way of the vessel being overtaken." My understanding is that it isn't about differences in course, per-se, but must also include the bearing from the vessel that is being caught, to the vessel that is catching. -- Capt Scumbalino Her wording has a very key phrase "Catching up with" this is an overtaking situation not a crossing situation, therefore we know the vessel is 22.5 degrees abaft the beam or she would have said they were meeting or crossing IMO. Joe |
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