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Re: A few questions for the pros
From: Lu Abel
Date: 2005 Jun 14, 13:25 -0700
From: Lu Abel
Date: 2005 Jun 14, 13:25 -0700
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. > >
