Rule 3 General Definitions Flashcards
Vessel
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
Power driven vessel
The term Power driven vessel means any vessel propelled by machinery
Sailing Vessel
The term sailing vessel means any vessel under sail provided that propelling machinery, if fitted, is not being used
Vessel engaged in Fishing
The term Vessel engaged in fishing means any vessel fishing with nets, lines, trawls or other fishing apparatus which restrict manoeuvrability, but does not include a vessel with trolling lines or other fishing apparatus which does not restrict manoeuvrability
Sea plane
The word Seaplane includes any aircraft designed to manoeuvre on the water
Not under command
The term Not Under Command means a vessel which through some exceptional circumstance is unable to manoeuvre as required by these rules and is therefore unable to keep out of the way of another vessel
Restricted in her ability to manoeuvre
The term Restricted in her ability to manoeuvre means 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.
The term vessels restricted in their ability to manoeuvre shall include but is not limited to:
- Vessel engaged in laying, servicing or picking up a navigation mark, submarine cable or pipeline
- Vessel engaged in dredging, surveying or underwater operations
- a vessel engaged in replenishment or transferring persons, provisions or cargo while underway
- vessel engaged in the launching or recovery of aircraft
- vessel engaged in mine clearance operations
- a vessel engaged in a towing operation such as severely restricts the towing vessel and her tow in their ability to deviate from their course.
Vessel constrained by her draught
The term Vessel constrained by her draught means a power driven vessel which, because of her draught in relation to the available depth and width of water, is severely restricted in her ability to deviate from the course she is following.
Underway
The word underway means that a vessel is not at anchor, or made fast to the shore, or aground
Length and Breadth
The words length and breadth of a vessel mean her length overall and greatest breadth
In sight of one another
Vessels shall be deemed to be in sight of one another only when one can be observed visually from the other.
Resticted Visibility
The term restricted visibility means any condition in which visibility is restricted by fog, mist, falling snow, heavy rainstorms, sandstorms or any other similar cases.
