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    Safety information

           Give-way vessel                      In the following illustration, your boat is in the
           The vessel which does not have the right-of-  center. You should give the right-of-way to
           way has the duty to take positive and timely  any vessels shown in the white area (you are
           action to stay out of the way of the stand-on  the give-way vessel). Any vessels in the shad-
           vessel. Normally, you should not cross in  ed area must yield to you (they are the give-
           front of the vessel with the right-of-way. You  way vessels). Both you and the meeting ves-
           should slow down or change directions brief-  sel must alter course to avoid each other.
           ly  and pass  behind the other vessel. You
           should always move in such a way that the
           operator of the other vessel can see what you
           are doing.
           The General Prudential  Rule regarding the
           right-of-way is that if a collision appears un-
           avoidable, neither boat has the right-of-way.
           Both boats must avoid the collision.
           In other words, follow the standard rules ex-
           cept when a collision will occur unless both
           vessels try to avoid each other. If that is the
                                                Meeting
           case, both vessels become give-way ves-
                                                If you are meeting another power-driven ves-
           sels.
                                                sel head-on, and are close enough to run the
           Rules when encountering vessels
                                                risk of collision, neither of you has the right-
           There are three main situations that you may
                                                of-way. Both of you should alter course to
           encounter with other vessels which  could
                                                avoid an accident. You should keep the other
           lead to a collision unless the Steering Rules
                                                vessel on your port (left) side. This rule does
           are followed:
                                                not apply if both of you will clear one another
           Meeting: you are approaching another vessel
                                                if you continue on your set course and speed.
           head-on.
           Crossing: you  are traveling  across another
           vessel’s path.
           Overtaking: you are passing or being passed
           by another vessel.

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