Tuesday Nav rules question

PascalG

PascalG

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INLAND ONLY A power-driven vessel crossing a river on the Western Rivers has the right of way over ...
 
Frayedknot1955, maybe you should read the inland rules to refresh your memory.
 
[quoute]The Navigation Rules convey a right-of-way only in one particular circumstance: to power-driven vessels proceeding xxx with a xxxx current in narrow channels or fairways of the Great Lakes , Western Rivers, or other waters specified by regulation (Inland Rule 9(a)(ii)). Otherwise, power-driven vessels are to keep out of the way (Rule 18) and either give-way (Rule 16) or stand-on (Rule 17) to vessels not under command or restricted in their ability to maneuver, sailing vessels or vessels engaged in fishing, and, similarly vessels should avoid impeding the safe passage of a vessel constrained by her draft (Rule 18(d)), navigating a narrow channel (Rule 9) or traffic separation scheme (Rule 10).[/quote]
So there is a "Right of Way" for inland waters, including the western rivers. ;)
 
True except in that inland specific rule! It s the only time the words "right of way" appear in the navrules
 
Ok the big question, does anyone known where the "narrow channels or fairways" on the inland waters are located and who determines when a "narrow channel or fairway" exist?
 
I try not to operate my boat on fairways.... the greenskeepers get too upset.
 
-->frayed,

Actually, you're not stupid. Stupid is unfortunate and incurable. Ignorance, on the other hand is curable, and it is why we discuss these things. ;)

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Mssr Keith,

Can't help you there, as my boating experience is all E of the Mississippi, in "Gulf Coastal Waters" and offshore. I would assume that such areas are marked on the applicable charts. ( This is an admission of ignorance! )
 
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