Seamanship Navigation Flashcards
Inland Rules of the Road apply to what areas
- Harbors
- Rivers and inland waters
- Except Great Lakes, portions of Mississippi, Atchafalaya River, Red River of the North
International Rules of the Road apply to
Vessels and seaplanes navigating on high seas and inland waterways of foreign countries except where local laws prevail
Bow
Front end
Stern
Rear
Athwartships
Side to side
Fore
Line parallel to keel towards bow
Aft
Line parallel to keel towards stern
Beam
Widest part of ship (amidships)
Draft
Vertical distance between keel and waterline
Masthead Light
- White light placed centerline
- 225-degree light arc
Sidelights
- Red (port), green (starboard)
- 112.5-degree light arc
Stern light
- White light placed near stern
- 135-degree light arc
When mast and both sidelights are visible
Meeting
Mast and one side light visible
Overtaking or crossing
Overtaking
- Vessel approaches from (22.5*) abaft of either beam
- Overtaking vessel must give way to boat being overtaken
Meeting/Head on,
- Masts of each vessel are in line, at night both sidelights visible
- Alter course to starboard and pass port to port
Crossing
Give-way vessel alters course and/or speed to pass astern of other
Machine driven vessels, who has right of way?
Machinery-driven vessels stand clear of vessels unless being overtaken
Restricted visibility
Visibility restricted due to fog, mist, snow, heavy rain, sandstorm
Vessels constrained by draft
Power-driven vessels restricted in ability to deviate from course due to draft and depth/width of water
Vessels restricted in ability to maneuver
Vessel which due to the nature of her work is restricted in her ability to maneuver as required by the rules of the road and is therefore unable to keep out of the way of another vessels
Examples of vessels restricted in ability to maneuver, vehicles which are:
- Dredging
- replenishment
- personnel transfer
- aircraft launch/recovery
- mine clearance
Vessel not under command
-A vessel, which through exceptional circumstances, is unable to maneuver as required by the rules of the road and is therefore unable to keep out of the way of another vessel
Power driven vessel
Any vessel propelled by machinery
Short blast
About one second in duration
Prolonged blast
From four to six seconds in duration
Bell, when is it used
Used on vessels 12 meters or more in length for sound signals