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Subject: Re: Relative plotting vs Geographical plotting
From: Lu Abel (lunav@XXX.XXX)
Date: Sun Jan 13 2002 - 13:26:10 EST
At 05:02 PM 1/12/2002 -0600, Brian Whatcott wrote:
>What is the priority of a rowed vessel in open water encounters,
> I wonder? :-)
Strangely, in Rules 11 thru 18, which deal with right-of-way between
vessels, do NOT mention vessels under oars. The only mention I can find is
in Rule 25 which talks about navigation lights.
In another post on this issue Herbert Prinz says Rules 18 and 25 make rowed
vessels equivalent to sailboats. I don't find that when I read these
rules. Rule 18 establishes the hierarchy of vessel categories (power,
sail, fishing, restricted in maneuverability, not under command) where a
vessel in one category must keep out of the way of vessels in more
privileged categories; it does NOT mention vessels under oars. And, as
noted above, Rule 25 only pertains to lighting.
I wonder if an Admiralty Court has ever dealt with right-of-way issues in a
collision between a rowed vessel and a power or sail boat?
Lu Abel
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