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Re: Relative plotting vs Geographical plotting
From: Lu Abel
Date: 2002 Jan 13, 11:26 AM
From: Lu Abel
Date: 2002 Jan 13, 11:26 AM
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
