On several occasions I've pulled out a reference to make sure I
understood a sound or light signal correctly. (More often than not
they were being used incorrectly, hence my confusion.) Other times
I've pulled out the rules immediately after an encounter to make sure
I had interpreted it properly. Would this have happened if I had to
fire up a computer?

I often spend long hours at the helm, actually on watch while we chug
along on autopilot. I try to spend the excess time reading the
ColRegs, Eldridge, guides, and sometimes even working out a running fix.


* Dave Isherwood wrote, On 8/19/2007 1:41 AM:
It has always intrigued me that officially if must be a hardcopy and a PDF
on several hard-drives isn't adequate. Anybody have any justified opinions
on this?

Comment: IMHO only advantage of a hard-copy is that you can perhaps peruse
it in a dinghy after primary vessel is lower than surface. This is too late
and perhaps there should be a 4-page hardcopy to cover those situation where
the worst has already occurred!

Dave


"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message
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"Paul Cassel" wrote in message
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Bob wrote:
Hi Skip:

Since you are a vessel 12 meters (39' 3") you are required to carry a
copy of the COLREGS. Do you hvae one?

What do you figure - that Dog will strike him dead because he doesn't
have some dopey book?
If he doesn't get himself killed first it might result in a citation from
the Coast Guard should he get inspected. But, the way he carries on, it
will be just one of many.

He's got a laptop so all he needs to do is download it to his computer.

http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/mwv/navrules/rotr_online.htm

If they insist on a hard copy he can always print a copy.

Wilbur Hubbard