BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND In a crossing situation of two power-driven vessels, the vessel which has the other on her own starboard side shall take which action?
• Rule 15 – Crossing Situations of the Navigation Rules • Meaning of give-way vessel vs stand-on vessel • Required actions in Rule 16 – Action by Give-way Vessel and Rule 17 – Action by Stand-on Vessel
• In a crossing situation, which vessel must keep out of the way: the one that sees the other on her starboard side, or the one that sees the other on her port side? • For the give-way vessel, is there one single required action, or is there flexibility depending on the circumstances? • Look at each option: which ones are always required, which are sometimes recommended, and which might even be dangerous or contrary to the Rules?
• Verify from Rule 15 which vessel is designated as the give-way vessel in a crossing situation • Check in Rule 16 what the give-way vessel "shall" do versus what she "may" do depending on circumstances • Confirm whether the Rules ever require a power-driven vessel in a crossing situation to turn to port to keep out of the way of another power-driven vessel on her starboard side
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