is underway - as defined - so is give- way and needs to get out of the way of the stand-on....
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Rules of the Road: BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Your power-driven vessel is stopped and making no wa...
Discussing this exam question.
this is a good question because yes, even tho you ARE the give way vessel,
The stand on vessel is not releived of his obligation to keep out of the way to avoid a collision Rule 8 (f) and Rule 17 (a) (ii)
so in real life, you spot a vessel stopped in the water, say, dead ahead, you will ensure, early on, by your manoeuvre alone, that you dont turn it into a close quarter situation, because sitting on your course claiming "well i am the stand on vessel" even tho you can clearly see, early on that the other vessel is not taking any action for anything, is just bad seamanship!
The stand on vessel is not releived of his obligation to keep out of the way to avoid a collision Rule 8 (f) and Rule 17 (a) (ii)
so in real life, you spot a vessel stopped in the water, say, dead ahead, you will ensure, early on, by your manoeuvre alone, that you dont turn it into a close quarter situation, because sitting on your course claiming "well i am the stand on vessel" even tho you can clearly see, early on that the other vessel is not taking any action for anything, is just bad seamanship!