give-way vessel when you are the give- way vessel – make you course correction early enough and...

Rules of the Water

Give-way Vessel When you are the give-

way vessel – make you course correction early enough and obvious enough

Stand-on Vessel Even if you are the

stand-on vessel it is still your obligation to avoid a collision

Maintain a Proper lookout Sight Hearing All other appropriate

means for the current conditions

In case of a collision Check on the safety of

your crew and vessel FIRST!

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Rules of the Water

Refer to “Safe Boating Guide” page 77 Power vs. Power Sail vs. Power Over taking Crossing Head on Special cases

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For the next 5 slides the brown boxes hide the correct answers – click to reveal

Rules – Head On

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Rules - Overtaking

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Rules – Power Crossing (1)

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Rules – Power Crossing (2)

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Rules – Power vs. Sail

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Vessel Not Under Command

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Memory Aid – Red over Red, Captain’s dead!Left picture – Not Making Way Right picture – Making Way

Vessels - Restricted in Manouvability

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Pleasure crafts are required to keep clear of “vessels restricted in their manoeuvrability” - due to things like: size, not under command, required to be on a traffic lane, a cable ferry

Sail vs. Fishing

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Vs.

A fishing boat hauling in it’s catch is restricted in its ability to manoeuvre

The Buoyage Systems

Four Main Systems in Canada Lateral Buoy System Day Beacons Cardinal Buoys Special Purpose

Safe Boating Guide pg 75 & 76

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1 - Lateral System

Most common system that you will see! Port Hand Lateral Buoy - FlatOddGreen

Starboard Hand Lateral Buoy - Even little red buoys have a point

Bifurcation Buoys - Port & Starboard Fairway & Isolated Danger

How to use the system… The 3 R’sRed Right Returning

- From the sea (upstream)- To a port or harbour

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K1

K4

KNB

KNB

Port Hand LateralBuoy

Starboard Hand LateralBuoy

Port Hand LateralBuoy

Starboard Hand LateralBuoy

2 - Daybeacons

Daybeacons are the cousins to the Lateral Buoys…

But these are fixed to land! Port Hand Daybeacon Starboard Hand Daybeacon Junction Daybeacons

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Port hand Daybeacon

Starboard hand Daybeacon

Port HandJunction Buoy

Starboard HandJunction Buoy

3 - Cardinal Buoys

They use the 4 cardinal points of the compass and direct you to where the safe water is!

Colour Combination - Yellow & Black Top Marks - two triangles in different

configurations Black top marks point to the black portion(s) of

the buoy Use white light in different flashing patterns

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North South West East

4 - Special Purpose

Anchorages Hazards Control Keep-out Swimming Diving Private Placements – Racing spars in Britannia

Bay

These buoys will use white, orange and yellow for colour combinations

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