Rule 3

Question 1

what does “vessel” mean

Answer 1

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.

Question 2

what does “power driven vessel” mean

Answer 2

Any vessel propelled by machinery

Question 3

what does the term “sailing vessel” mean

Answer 3

any vessel under sail provided that propelling machinery, if fitted, isn’t being used

Question 4

what does “vessel engaged in fishing”

Answer 4

any vessel fishing with nets, lines, trawls or other fishing apparatus which restrict manoeuvrability, but doesn’t include a vessel fishing with trolling lines or other fishing apparatus which don’t restrict manoeuvrability

Question 5

what does “seaplane” mean

Answer 5

includes any aircraft designed to manoeuvre on the water

Question 6

what does the term “not under command” mean

Answer 6

a vessel which through some exceptional circumstances is unable to manoeuvre as required and is unable to keep out’ve the way of other vessels

Question 7

what does the term “vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre” mean

Answer 7

a vessel which from the nature of her work is restricted in her ability to manoeuvre as required by these Rules and is therefore unable to keep out of the way of another vessel.
- engaged in laying, servicing or picking up a navigation mark, submarine cable or pipeline;
-engaged in dredging, surveying or underwater operations;
-engaged in replenishment or transferring persons, provisions or cargo while underway;
-engaged in launching or recovery of aircraft;
-engaged in mine clearance operations;
-engaged in a towing operation such as severely restricts the towing vessel and her tow in their ability to deviate from their course.

Question 8

what does the term “vessel constrained by her draught” mean

Answer 8

a power-driven vessel which, because of her draught in relation to available depth and width of navigable water, is severely restricted in her ability to deviate from the course she is following.

Question 9

what does the term “underway” mean

Answer 9

a vessel is not at anchor, or made fast to the shore, or aground.

Question 10

The words “length” and “breadth” of a vessel

Answer 10

mean her length overall and greatest breadth

Question 11

Vessel shall be deemed to be in sight of one another only when…

Answer 11

Vessel shall be deemed to be in sight of one another only when one can be observed visually from the other.

Question 12

The term “restricted visibility” means what?

Answer 12

any condition in which visibility is restricted by fog, mist, falling snow, heavy rainstorms, sandstorms or any other similar causes.

Question 13

The term “Wing-In-Ground (WIG) craft” means what?

Answer 13

a multimodal craft which, in its main operational mode, flies in close proximity to the surface by utilizing surface-effect action.