... Calculate the amountofanchorlineyouwillneed to letout The generalruleisfive to seventimesasmuchlineas the depthofwaterplus the distancefrom the surfaceof the water to where the anchorwillattach to the bowForexample,if the wateriseightfeetdeepanditistwofeetfrom the surfaceof the water to yourbowcleat,youwouldmultiply10feetby5or7 to get the amountofanchorline to putout(Seediagrambelow)MAXIMUM ... Damage to the boatandotherpropertydamageof$2,000ormore• Completelossof the boatBoatoperatorsarerequired to reporttheiraccident to localauthoritiesin the statewhere the accidentoccurredImmediatenotificationisrequiredforfatalaccidentsIfapersondiesorgoesmissingasaresultofarecreationalboatingaccident, the neareststateboatingauthoritymustbenotifiedwithoutdelay The followinginformationmustbeprovided:• ... 37Boaterscallnavigationrules– the basiclawsgoverning the steeringorsailingofaboat– The Rulesof the Road”TheseRulesdefine the rolesandresponsibilitiesofvesseloperatorsIfalloperatorsfollowedtheserules,mostaccidentscouldbeavoided The Rulesaredividedintotwoparts,InlandandInternationalInlandRulesapply to vesselsoperatinginside the lineofdemarcation,whileInternationalRulesapplyoutsidethatlineDemarcationlinesareprintedonmostnavigationalchartsandarelistedin the NavigationRulesPrintcopiesof the rulescanbeobtainedfrom the SuperintendentofDocuments,USGovernmentPrintingOffice,POBox979050,StLouis,MO63197-9000Tel(202)512-1800,oryoucandownloadacopyfrom the USCoastGuard,BoatingSafetyDivisionwebsiteatwwwuscgboatingorg The operatorofavessel394feet(12meters)orgreaterisresponsibleforhavingandmaintainingacopyof the NavigationRulesonboardwhileoperatingonUSinlandwaters The RulesvaryslightlydependingonwhetheryouareboatingoninlandoroninternationalwatersAsanexample,whenoperatingoninlandwaters,soundsignalsaresignalsof;whenoperatingoninternationalwaters,theyaresignalsofDesignatesomeone to watchfordangersthatmaycomefromanydirectionExceptwherespeedisrestrictedbyregulation,or the waterwayismarkedasa“NoWake”or“SlowSpeed”area,youmustjudgesafespeedforyourself,takingintoaccountvisibility,vesseltraffic,yourboat’sability to maneuver,and the weatherconditions The Rulesof the Roadinclude the actions to takewhenencounteringanothervesselon the waterSomeof the most common situationsyoumayencounterare:overtaking,meetinghead-on,andcrossing the bowofanothervesselIneachcase, the boatdesignatedas the “give-way”vesselisrequired to yield to the otherboat,while the boatdesignatedas the “stand-on”vesselshouldmaintainitscourseandspeed The followingdiagramsdescribe the whistlesignalsandactions to betakenbyvesselsinacrossing,meeting,orovertakingsituationwhileoperatingininlandwatersThesearebasicexamples;foradditionalinformation,consult the NavigationRulesGive-Way...