BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are crossing a narrow channel on your 15-meter vessel. A deeply loaded cargo vessel is proceeding down the channel as shown in illustration D040RR below. In this situation, which statement is correct?
⢠Rule 9 â Narrow Channels: especially the part about vessels crossing the channel and vessels that can safely navigate only within the channel. ⢠Difference between stand-on/give-way and the separate duty to not impede another vesselâs safe passage. ⢠How a deeply loaded vessel in a narrow channel is treated under the Rules compared with a smaller crossing vessel.
⢠Look at which vessel is confined to the channel by draft and which vessel is free to maneuver. How does Rule 9 tell the more maneuverable vessel to behave? ⢠Ask yourself whether the current direction changes which vessel is stand-on, or whether the Rules talk about current at all in narrow channels. ⢠Consider whether this is an unusual, âspecial circumstance,â or just a normal narrow-channel situation covered directly by a specific Rule.
⢠Read the part of Rule 9(d) â Narrow Channels that mentions a vessel crossing a channel and whether it may impede the passage of another vessel. ⢠Confirm that vessel length (under or over 65 feet) is not the deciding factor in Rule 9 for this situation. ⢠Verify whether running with the current is mentioned anywhere in Rule 9 as a basis for being the stand-on vessel.
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