Rules of the Water
Give-way Vessel When you are the give-
way vessel – make you course correction early enough and obvious enough
Stand-on Vessel Even if you are the
stand-on vessel it is still your obligation to avoid a collision
Maintain a Proper lookout Sight Hearing All other appropriate
means for the current conditions
In case of a collision Check on the safety of
your crew and vessel FIRST!
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Rules of the Water
Refer to “Safe Boating Guide” page 77 Power vs. Power Sail vs. Power Over taking Crossing Head on Special cases
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For the next 5 slides the brown boxes hide the correct answers – click to reveal
Rules – Head On
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Rules - Overtaking
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Rules – Power Crossing (1)
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Rules – Power Crossing (2)
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Rules – Power vs. Sail
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Vessel Not Under Command
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Memory Aid – Red over Red, Captain’s dead!Left picture – Not Making Way Right picture – Making Way
Vessels - Restricted in Manouvability
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Pleasure crafts are required to keep clear of “vessels restricted in their manoeuvrability” - due to things like: size, not under command, required to be on a traffic lane, a cable ferry
Sail vs. Fishing
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Vs.
A fishing boat hauling in it’s catch is restricted in its ability to manoeuvre
The Buoyage Systems
Four Main Systems in Canada Lateral Buoy System Day Beacons Cardinal Buoys Special Purpose
Safe Boating Guide pg 75 & 76
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1 - Lateral System
Most common system that you will see! Port Hand Lateral Buoy - FlatOddGreen
Starboard Hand Lateral Buoy - Even little red buoys have a point
Bifurcation Buoys - Port & Starboard Fairway & Isolated Danger
How to use the system… The 3 R’sRed Right Returning
- From the sea (upstream)- To a port or harbour
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K1
K4
KNB
KNB
Port Hand LateralBuoy
Starboard Hand LateralBuoy
Port Hand LateralBuoy
Starboard Hand LateralBuoy
2 - Daybeacons
Daybeacons are the cousins to the Lateral Buoys…
But these are fixed to land! Port Hand Daybeacon Starboard Hand Daybeacon Junction Daybeacons
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Port hand Daybeacon
Starboard hand Daybeacon
Port HandJunction Buoy
Starboard HandJunction Buoy
3 - Cardinal Buoys
They use the 4 cardinal points of the compass and direct you to where the safe water is!
Colour Combination - Yellow & Black Top Marks - two triangles in different
configurations Black top marks point to the black portion(s) of
the buoy Use white light in different flashing patterns
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North South West East
4 - Special Purpose
Anchorages Hazards Control Keep-out Swimming Diving Private Placements – Racing spars in Britannia
Bay
These buoys will use white, orange and yellow for colour combinations
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