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Part B – Steering and Sailing Rules Section I – Conduct of Vessels in any Condition of Visibility Rule-8: Action to Avoid Collision (a) Any action to avoid collision shall be taken in accordance with the rules of this Part and, if the circumstances of the case admit, be positive, made in ample time and…
Part B – Steering and Sailing Rules Section I – Conduct of Vessels in any Condition of Visibility Rule-7: Risk of Collision (a) Every vessel shall use all available means appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditions to determine if risk of collision exists. If there is any doubt such risk shall be deemed to…
Part B – Steering and Sailing Rules Section I – Conduct of Vessels in any Condition of Visibility Rule-6: Safe Speed Every vessel shall at all times proceed at a safe speed so that she can take proper and effective action to avoid collision and be stopped within a distance appropriate to the prevailing circumstances…
Part B – Steering and Sailing Rules Section I – Conduct of Vessels in any Condition of Visibility Rule-4: Application Rules in this section apply to any condition of visibility. Rule 4 tells us that vessels operating under any and all conditions of visibility are required to follow Rules 5 through 10. In other words,…
Part A – General Rule-3: General Definitions (a)The word ‘vessel’ includes every description of water craft, including non-displacement craft, WIG craft and seaplanes, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water. (b) The term ‘power-driven vessel’ means any vessel propelled by machinery. (c) The term ‘sailing vessel’ means any vessel…
Rule of the Road Part A – General Rule -2: Responsibility (a)Nothing in these Rules shall exonerate any vessel, or the Owner, Master or crew thereof, from the consequences of any neglect to comply with these Rules or of the neglect of any precaution which may be required by the ordinary practice of seaman, or…
Rule of the Road Part A – General Rule 1 – Apppication (a)These Rules shall apply to all vessels upon the high seas and in all waters connected therewith navigable by seagoing vessels. (b) Nothing in these Rules shall interfere with the operation of special rules made by an appropriate authority for roadsteads, harbours,…
Vessel running in shallow water, depth less than twice the draft, an additional obstruction exists which can seriously compound the problem. The ship is running on even keel with a small under keel clearance and, therefore, water which would normally pass under the ship is now severely restricted. This results in two things, firstly the…
Bank Effect Introduction The problem in its most simplistic form is the boundary layer of water that surrounds a ship when it is making headway. Forward of the pivot point a positive pressure area builds up whilst aft of the pivot point the flow of water down the ship’s side, creates a low pressure area….
All electronic chart licensing and data management operations are carried out through the “Charts” Option on the Top Toolbar and then from the various Tabs on the left hand side of the Home screen on the FURUNO ECDIS: To check the ECDIS Software Version: Select “?” then select “About” To check Presentation Library (PL) Edition:…