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otnmbrd wrote:
Gary, G Obviously you haven't visited too many US ports. The terms "one whistle", "two whistle", "green to green", "red to red" are frequently used, as are "stbd to stbd", "port to port". You will mainly find the terms being used by Pilots, tugboat/workboat operators and as they are self explanatory as to meaning, for a given situation, it is unlikely that you will find them written down anywhere. As to who started the usage, it's anyone's guess, but my own feeling is the tugboats and it progressed from there to Pilots (Many US pilots come from tugboats). otn So what you are saying is it's slang, local terminology? I have visited many American Ports, most recently Seattle a couple weeks ago where I took a 100 foot sailing ship up the Chittendam Locks talking all the way with Seattle traffic and other ships and no-one said one or two whistle anything. I thing it must be a very local phrase, certainly not in common use out here or in Canadian Ports. Gary |
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It was outside the COLREG line.
An aside on the radio aspect of this: Whatever you think about my not making a radio call, the fact that I was not calling or possibly responding to a call they might be making, should have caused them to give me a little more room. The safety margin for a vessel you are in communication with can be a smaller because there is more certainty about their intentions. Just last night in slightly less wind, I watched a Pearson lose rudder control and shoot wildly up into the wind for a good distance. If he had been the boat in this encounter and it had happened just before the passing, he could have been struck. Whoever was driving the mega yacht had no way of assessing the nature of my vessel's underbody configuration or my helmsmanship abilities. Just think of the cost of repairing the hull scratches on something that large and highly polished to say nothing of the paperwork, bad press, and lawsuits. Good seamanship dictates passing, when possible, by a sufficient distance to accommodate the unexpected. Even powerboat to powerboat, it isn't wise to put the stand on vessel in a position where spotting something like a floating log might force them to hit either it or you. -- Roger Long |
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Gary wrote:
otnmbrd wrote: Gary, G Obviously you haven't visited too many US ports. The terms "one whistle", "two whistle", "green to green", "red to red" are frequently used, as are "stbd to stbd", "port to port". You will mainly find the terms being used by Pilots, tugboat/workboat operators and as they are self explanatory as to meaning, for a given situation, it is unlikely that you will find them written down anywhere. As to who started the usage, it's anyone's guess, but my own feeling is the tugboats and it progressed from there to Pilots (Many US pilots come from tugboats). otn So what you are saying is it's slang, local terminology? I have visited many American Ports, most recently Seattle a couple weeks ago where I took a 100 foot sailing ship up the Chittendam Locks talking all the way with Seattle traffic and other ships and no-one said one or two whistle anything. I thing it must be a very local phrase, certainly not in common use out here or in Canadian Ports. Gary The ships whistle you hear most often in Halifax is when they are casting off to leave their dock. |
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If by "local" you mean the US, then yes.
Generally, you are more apt to hear these terms on the Gulf coast and East coast, but you may still hear them out on the West coast. Keep in mind that pilots tend to work on channels you are not normally monitoring so that much of their normal "passing" traffic may not be heard by you and it is not uncommon for tugs and other workboats to know these channels (except when pilots use UHF) so they switch and make passing arrangements on those channels. You would need to frequent a particular area for awhile to know for sure whether these terms were being used there, but it's probably more important to know that you MAY hear them. Where I work, I normally use "port to port", etc., but I frequently will hear "red to red" and occasionally "one whistle"...... no big deal, one way or the other. otn "Gary" wrote in message news:JaXyg.278951$IK3.238705@pd7tw1no... So what you are saying is it's slang, local terminology? I have visited many American Ports, most recently Seattle a couple weeks ago where I took a 100 foot sailing ship up the Chittendam Locks talking all the way with Seattle traffic and other ships and no-one said one or two whistle anything. I thing it must be a very local phrase, certainly not in common use out here or in Canadian Ports. Gary |
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otnmbrd wrote:
If by "local" you mean the US, then yes. Generally, you are more apt to hear these terms on the Gulf coast and East coast, but you may still hear them out on the West coast. Keep in mind that pilots tend to work on channels you are not normally monitoring so that much of their normal "passing" traffic may not be heard by you and it is not uncommon for tugs and other workboats to know these channels (except when pilots use UHF) so they switch and make passing arrangements on those channels. You would need to frequent a particular area for awhile to know for sure whether these terms were being used there, but it's probably more important to know that you MAY hear them. Where I work, I normally use "port to port", etc., but I frequently will hear "red to red" and occasionally "one whistle"...... no big deal, one way or the other. otn My original point was that the terms "one or two whistle pass" is not commonly used by mariners around the world. It might not be clearly understood. It may work when dealing with tug boats and pilots in a particular area of the US but it is not a good way to learn to indicate intentions if you venture a little farther from home. It wouldn't work here in the Pacific Northwest. As far as channels monitored for intership and passing arrangements, I monitor the correct ones as dictated by the local the Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMS), where ever I am. It is the law. If the pilots and tugs are on a separate working channel using their own version of slang, then it just doesn't matter to those of us driving ships. Presumably, if they were making arrangements with me, they would be on the proper designated channel, using the proper terminology and monitored by the local VTMS. Gary |
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Roger Long wrote:
It was outside the COLREG line. An aside on the radio aspect of this: Whatever you think about my not making a radio call, the fact that I was not calling or possibly responding to a call they might be making, should have caused them to give me a little more room. The safety margin for a vessel you are in communication with can be a smaller because there is more certainty about their intentions. Just last night in slightly less wind, I watched a Pearson lose rudder control and shoot wildly up into the wind for a good distance. If he had been the boat in this encounter and it had happened just before the passing, he could have been struck. Whoever was driving the mega yacht had no way of assessing the nature of my vessel's underbody configuration or my helmsmanship abilities. Just think of the cost of repairing the hull scratches on something that large and highly polished to say nothing of the paperwork, bad press, and lawsuits. Good seamanship dictates passing, when possible, by a sufficient distance to accommodate the unexpected. Even powerboat to powerboat, it isn't wise to put the stand on vessel in a position where spotting something like a floating log might force them to hit either it or you. Good points. Of course one does not normally make passing arrangements based on the likelihood that the opposing ship will lose control. Good seamanship, however, does demand a certain degree of prudence. Prudence should also dictate reducing sail when there is a risk of rounding up and loosing control in narrow channels. It is also easier on gear. Gary |
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Don White wrote:
Gary wrote: otnmbrd wrote: Gary, G Obviously you haven't visited too many US ports. The terms "one whistle", "two whistle", "green to green", "red to red" are frequently used, as are "stbd to stbd", "port to port". You will mainly find the terms being used by Pilots, tugboat/workboat operators and as they are self explanatory as to meaning, for a given situation, it is unlikely that you will find them written down anywhere. As to who started the usage, it's anyone's guess, but my own feeling is the tugboats and it progressed from there to Pilots (Many US pilots come from tugboats). otn So what you are saying is it's slang, local terminology? I have visited many American Ports, most recently Seattle a couple weeks ago where I took a 100 foot sailing ship up the Chittendam Locks talking all the way with Seattle traffic and other ships and no-one said one or two whistle anything. I thing it must be a very local phrase, certainly not in common use out here or in Canadian Ports. Gary The ships whistle you hear most often in Halifax is when they are casting off to leave their dock. From what I understand, we are not talking about actual whistle signals, but radiotelephone communications. You won't hear a ship leaving the dock in Halifax getting on the radio and saying. "I intend one prolonged whistle and three short departure." Certainly, when I leave my berth (every working day) I sound the signals and indicate my intentions to the Harbour Authority, as does everyone else, but I never hear whistles talked about on the radio, by the tugs, pilots or anyone else. Gary PS At home, with my scanner going on all channels, I don't hear that terminology either. The Straits of Juan de Fuca, right outside my window is a very busy chunk of water with compulsory pilotage, much tug traffic and everything else. I would guess 30 freighters/cruise ships/warships etc a day go by and many more pleasure craft and work boats. |
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Gary wrote:
Don White wrote: Gary wrote: otnmbrd wrote: Gary, G Obviously you haven't visited too many US ports. The terms "one whistle", "two whistle", "green to green", "red to red" are frequently used, as are "stbd to stbd", "port to port". You will mainly find the terms being used by Pilots, tugboat/workboat operators and as they are self explanatory as to meaning, for a given situation, it is unlikely that you will find them written down anywhere. As to who started the usage, it's anyone's guess, but my own feeling is the tugboats and it progressed from there to Pilots (Many US pilots come from tugboats). otn So what you are saying is it's slang, local terminology? I have visited many American Ports, most recently Seattle a couple weeks ago where I took a 100 foot sailing ship up the Chittendam Locks talking all the way with Seattle traffic and other ships and no-one said one or two whistle anything. I thing it must be a very local phrase, certainly not in common use out here or in Canadian Ports. Gary The ships whistle you hear most often in Halifax is when they are casting off to leave their dock. From what I understand, we are not talking about actual whistle signals, but radiotelephone communications. You won't hear a ship leaving the dock in Halifax getting on the radio and saying. "I intend one prolonged whistle and three short departure." Certainly, when I leave my berth (every working day) I sound the signals and indicate my intentions to the Harbour Authority, as does everyone else, but I never hear whistles talked about on the radio, by the tugs, pilots or anyone else. Gary PS At home, with my scanner going on all channels, I don't hear that terminology either. The Straits of Juan de Fuca, right outside my window is a very busy chunk of water with compulsory pilotage, much tug traffic and everything else. I would guess 30 freighters/cruise ships/warships etc a day go by and many more pleasure craft and work boats. You're right. When I'm bored..usually in the winter..I someties monitor channels 12, 14 16, 68 etc and never hear anyone actually talking about whistles. |
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"Gary" wrote in message
news:ya4zg.277406$Mn5.147616@pd7tw3no... Roger Long wrote: It was outside the COLREG line. An aside on the radio aspect of this: Whatever you think about my not making a radio call, the fact that I was not calling or possibly responding to a call they might be making, should have caused them to give me a little more room. The safety margin for a vessel you are in communication with can be a smaller because there is more certainty about their intentions. Just last night in slightly less wind, I watched a Pearson lose rudder control and shoot wildly up into the wind for a good distance. If he had been the boat in this encounter and it had happened just before the passing, he could have been struck. Whoever was driving the mega yacht had no way of assessing the nature of my vessel's underbody configuration or my helmsmanship abilities. Just think of the cost of repairing the hull scratches on something that large and highly polished to say nothing of the paperwork, bad press, and lawsuits. Good seamanship dictates passing, when possible, by a sufficient distance to accommodate the unexpected. Even powerboat to powerboat, it isn't wise to put the stand on vessel in a position where spotting something like a floating log might force them to hit either it or you. Good points. Of course one does not normally make passing arrangements based on the likelihood that the opposing ship will lose control. Good seamanship, however, does demand a certain degree of prudence. Prudence should also dictate reducing sail when there is a risk of rounding up and loosing control in narrow channels. It is also easier on gear. Gary And, you should see some of the turkeys on the SF bay when the wind is the normal 20kts with gusts to 30. An amazing number of expensive boats rounding up over and over and over. You'd think they'd get it, but they don't. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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"Gary" wrote in message news:l54zg.277400$Mn5.102305@pd7tw3no... otnmbrd wrote: My original point was that the terms "one or two whistle pass" is not commonly used by mariners around the world. It might not be clearly understood. It may work when dealing with tug boats and pilots in a particular area of the US but it is not a good way to learn to indicate intentions if you venture a little farther from home. It wouldn't work here in the Pacific Northwest. As far as channels monitored for intership and passing arrangements, I monitor the correct ones as dictated by the local the Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMS), where ever I am. It is the law. If the pilots and tugs are on a separate working channel using their own version of slang, then it just doesn't matter to those of us driving ships. Presumably, if they were making arrangements with me, they would be on the proper designated channel, using the proper terminology and monitored by the local VTMS. Gary It occurs to me that the two skippers are discussing how they will pass each other via VHF, they could even perform a "Yankee Doodle Whistle," if they so decided. |
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