"Ernest Scribbler" wrote in message
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"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote
I hope this helps.

How is "not under command" a class of vessel?


Yours is a common misunderstanding. Not under command has nothing to do with
a vessel not being under command as the layman thinks of command. Rather it
is a term used to describe a vessel that because of some unusual
circumstance is unable to maneuver according to the rules. Any vessel that
breaks a rudder or steering cable or hydraulic steering line, for example
can declare and identify itself as NUC.

So the NUC class of vessels includes all vessels that have some physical or
other unusual malady, breakdown, or snafu that makes them unable to
maneuver. The vessel is what it is. It is not in the ACT of doing one
particular thing such as overtaking, crossing or meeting.

Wilbur Hubbard