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                                                                         Safety information

                            Give-way vessel                       meeting vessel  must  alter course to  avoid
                            The vessel which does not have the right-of-  each other.
                            way has the duty to take positive and timely
                            action to stay out of the way of the stand-on
                            vessel. Normally, you should not cross in
                            front of the vessel with the right-of-way. You
                            should slow down or change directions brief-
                            ly  and pass  behind the other vessel. You
                            should always move in such a way that the
                            operator of the other vessel can see what you
                            are doing.
                            The General Prudential  Rule regarding the
                            right-of-way is that if a collision appears un-  Meeting
                            avoidable, neither boat has the right-of-way.  If you are meeting another power-driven ves-
                            Both boats must avoid the collision.  sel head on, and are close enough to run the
                            In other words, follow the standard rules ex-  risk of collision, neither of you has the right-
                            cept when a collision will occur unless both  of-way. Both of you should alter course to
                            vessels try to avoid each other. If that is the  avoid an accident. You should keep the other
                            case, both vessels become give-way ves-  vessel on your port (left) side. This rule does
                            sels.                                 not apply if both of you will clear one another
                            Rules when encountering vessels       if you continue on your set course and speed.
                            There are three main situations that you may
                            encounter with other vessels which  could
                            lead to a collision unless the Steering Rules
                            are followed:
                            Meeting: you are approaching another vessel
                            head-on
                            Crossing: you  are traveling  across another
                            vessel’s path
                            Overtaking: you are passing or being passed
                            by another vessel
                            In the following illustration, your watercraft is  Crossing
                            in the center. You should give the right-of-  When two power-driven vessels are crossing
                            way to any vessels shown in the white area  each other’s path close enough to run the risk
                            (you are the give-way vessel). Any vessels in  of collision, the vessel which has the other on
                            the shaded area must yield to you (they are  the starboard (right) side must keep out of the
                            the give-way vessels). Both you and the  way of the other. If the other vessel is on your
                                                                  starboard (right) side, you must keep out of
                                                                  its way; you are the give-way vessel. If the
                                                                  other vessel is on your port (left) side, remem-
                                                                  ber that you should maintain course and di-

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