On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 17:35:30 -0400, DSK wrote:

Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
Nope - had this discussion once already years ago. Rule 3 specifies
the following: 3(o) "Inland Waters" means the navigable waters of the
United States shoreward ... (snip for brevity)

Hey back up a minute.

Did I say that these waters aren't covered by ColRegs?

"Traffic separation schemes have the same legal force as ColRegs, but
they are usually for approaching busy ports, or transiting waters
thick with commercial traffic (like say, the English Channel
fr'instance). In a narrow inland channel, no such anny-mull."

No.

Yes.

Did you say that they have a Traffic Seperation plan?

Yes.

Is Inland Rule 9 the same as a Traffic Seperation Plan, such as you find
in the approaches to major ports like New York, Norfolk, etc etc?

No.

Yes it is. You are required, as much as is possible, to stay to the
starboard side of the channel either upbound or downbound. Paragraph
9 (a) (i) first sentence. That is separation of traffic anyway you
cut it.

For that matter, you can cruise in the middle of an narrow channel,
but you still have to stay to the right when you have oncoming
traffic.

Rules of the road - separation of traffic.

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you and good night

Try the salad, but the fish is a little off.

ba-da-boom.

BTW I'd like to thank you and others for contributing to a genuine
boating related thread. There is a crying need for public discussion of
how to properly conduct a boat in the presence of other boats, and
ships, etc etc.

DEMOCRATS SUCK!!! REPUBLICANS RULE!!!

There, that should get things back on track.