Rules of the Road: BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A head-on situation at night is one in which you see...

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in innuendo · Feb 9, 2018 1:22pm

unless she's under sail...

wb wbirch · Feb 13, 2018 2:34pm

Rule 14, Head-on Situation, is between power-driver vessel only.

Ca Castaneda_89 · Feb 13, 2018 10:24pm

A head on situation is not only between PDV's

wb wbirch · Feb 19, 2018 6:41pm

You may want to read the rule again...
Rule 14
{International]
Head-on Situation
(a) When two power-driven vessels are meeting on reciprocal or nearly reciprocal courses so as to involve risk of collision each shall alter her course to starboard so that each shall pass on the port side of the other.(pg 24)

{INLAND}
(a) Unless otherwise agreed, when two power-driven vessels are meeting on reciprocal or nearly reciprocal courses so as to involve risk of collision each shall alter her course to starboard so that each shall pass on the port side of the other.

he henry123m · Feb 20, 2018 6:58pm

I agree it could be a sailboat with no masthead, but I don't get a say in their test questions.

Ma Marz · Feb 22, 2018 8:47pm

If the other vessel is sailing then it's not a head-on situation but a hierarchy situation rule 18.

wb wbirch · Feb 26, 2018 4:29pm

Thanks for the help MARZ. folks have got to learn how to read the CG Questions. The CG person writing the question is looking at one rule at a time.

PH PHILIPEVIANA · Jul 9, 2018 5:57pm

Is it possible a head-on situation when you see one masthead light and one sidelight?