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Easier, you can download the pdf from
http://www.uscg.mil/vtm/navrules/navrules.pdf
Lu Abel
Jared Sherman wrote:
> Bill-
> In the US ColRegs, Rule 17 defines duties of the "Stand-On" vessel. I
> assume your friend was using "stand-to" in the same sense. There are legal
> duties placed on each vessel in a "collision" situation, the stand-on vessel
> is generally required to maintain her course and speed so that the other
> vessel (give-way vessel) can be certain they won't both "move out of the
> way" and wind up moving *into* each other's way again.
>
> I have a PDF verison that's just over 1MB in size, if you'd like I can
> email that to you.
>
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