Gary wrote:
DSK wrote:
Bill McKee wrote:

I may get a minority of the blame

Nah, majority.

... but he CAN NOT CHANGE DIRECTION IN FRONT OF THE OVERTAKING BOAT!
He gets the majority of the fault.

Please cite the ColReg which says so.

DSK

Rule 17

Action by Stand-on Vessel

(a)(i) Where one of two vessels is to keep out of the way, the other
shall keep her course and speed.

You guys are being really silly.

The boat that is overtaking has to avoid the boat being overtaken
regardless of what the overtaken boat does. If the overtaking boat
does not avoid the boat he is overtaking then he is at fault.

Also the ColRegs advise that the overtaking boat should signal to
indicate intentions. How often is that done?

And I don't mean signaling like the menhaden boat that wanted to pass
us coming into the Greater Wicomico by giving 5 blasts on the horn
because he wanted to go straight up the river and didn't want to
deviate around us although he had plenty of room to do so since we
were on the extreme starboard edge of the marked channel. Technically
we should have maintained course and speed. But what we really did
was circle out of the marked channel (since there was sufficient water
over there)

Suppose there are two power boats in a narrow channel. Boat B is
behind boat A and wants to overtake. So Boat B expects Boat A to
maintain course and speed. BUT... the channel turns. Boat A is NOT
expected to maintain course and speed so that it runs into the channel
bank.

Moreover when passing in a narrow channel, it makes it much easier on
everyone if boat A cuts back on his speed to let boat B pass.
Regardless of what the ColRegs say.


grandma Rosalie