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Boaterscallnavigationrules– the basiclawsgoverning the steering
orsailingofaboat– The Rulesof the Road”TheseRulesdefine the
roles and responsibilitiesofvesseloperatorsIfalloperatorsfollowed
theserules,mostaccidentscouldbeavoided
The Rulesaredividedintotwoparts,Inland and InternationalInland
Rulesapplytovesselsoperatinginside the lineofdemarcation,while
InternationalRulesapplyoutsidethatlineDemarcationlinesare
printedonmostnavigationalcharts and arelistedin the Navigation
Rules
Printcopiesof the rulescanbeobtainedfrom the Superintendentof
Documents,USGovernmentPrintingOffice,POBox979050,St
Louis,MO63197-9000Tel(202)512-1800,oryoucandownloada
copyfrom the USCoastGuard,BoatingSafetyDivisionwebsiteat
wwwuscgboatingorg
The operatorofavessel394feet(12meters)orgreaterisresponsible
for having and maintainingacopyof the NavigationRulesonboard
whileoperatingonUSinlandwaters
The Rulesvaryslightlydependingonwhetheryouareboatingon
inlandoroninternationalwatersAsanexample,whenoperatingon
inlandwaters,soundsignalsaresignalsof;whenoperatingon
international
waters,theyaresignalsof
Designatesomeonetowatch for dangersthatmay
comefromanydirection
Exceptwherespeedisrestrictedbyregulation,
or the waterwayismarkedasa“NoWake”or“SlowSpeed”area,you
mustjudgesafespeed for yourself,takingintoaccountvisibility,vessel
traffic,yourboat’sabilitytomaneuver, and the weatherconditions
The Rulesof the Roadinclude the actionstotake
whenencounteringanothervesselon the waterSomeof the most
commonsituationsyoumayencounterare:overtaking,meeting
head-on, and crossing the bowofanothervesselIneachcase, the
boatdesignatedas the “give-way”vesselisrequiredtoyieldto the
otherboat,while the boatdesignatedas the “stand-on”vesselshould
maintainitscourse and speed
The followingdiagramsdescribe the whistlesignals and actionstobe
takenbyvesselsinacrossing,meeting,orovertakingsituationwhile
operatingininlandwatersThesearebasicexamples; for additional
information,consult the NavigationRules
Give-Way ... 1hand-heldorangesmokesignal and 2floatingorangesmoke
signals for day, and 1electricdistresslight for night
Allboatersshouldbeabletosignal for helpBoatersmusthave
USCoastGuard-approvedday and nightsignals for vesselswhen
requiredSignalingdevicesarerecommendedwhenoperatingonall
openbodiesofwater
USCoastGuard-approved,marine-typefireextinguishersarerequired
onboatswhereafirehazardcouldbeexpectedfrom the enginesor
fuelsystemExtinguishersareclassifiedbyaletter and numbersymbol
The letterindicates the typeoffire the unitisdesignedtoextinguish
TypeB, for example,isdesignedtoextinguishflamingliquids,suchas
gasoline,oil, and grease The numberindicates the amountof the ex-
tinguishingagentcontainedin the extinguisher; the higher the number,
the greater the amountofagentin the
extinguisher
USCoastGuard-approvedex-
tinguishersrequired for boatsare
hand-portable,haveeitherB-IorB-II
classification, and mustbeprovidedwith
amountingbracketWhilenotrequired,
itisrecommendedthat the extinguish-
ersbemountedinareadilyaccessible
locationConsiderlocationswhere the
extinguishercanbereachedeasily; for example,atornear the steering
stationorin the galleyorengineroom,butawayfromlocationswherea
firemaylikelystart
Extinguishermarkingscanbeconfusingbecauseoneextinguisher
canbeapproved for severaldifferenttypesoffires(A,B,orC) For
example,anextinguishermarked“TypeA,SizeII;TypeB;C,SizeI”is
acceptableasaTypeB-Iextinguisher
Look for the sectionof the labelthatstates“MarineTypeUSCG,Type
A,SizeII;TypeB;CSizeI”(ItwillalsocontainaUSCGapproval
number)MakesureTypeBisindicatedHand-portableextinguishers
willbeeitheraSizeIorII
SizeIII and largeraretoobig for useonmostrecreationalboats
... Calculate the amountofanchorlineyouwillneedtoletout The
generalruleisfivetoseventimesasmuchlineas the depthof
waterplus the distancefrom the surfaceof the watertowhere the
anchorwillattachto the bow For example,if the wateriseight
feetdeep and itistwofeetfrom the surfaceof the watertoyour
bowcleat,youwouldmultiply10feetby5or7toget the amount
ofanchorlinetoputout(Seediagrambelow)
MAXIMUM...