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OPERATION
Navigational Rules
Encountering Vessels
There are three m ain situations in which you may encounter other
vessels:
S Overtaking (passing)
S Meeting (approaching another vessel head-on)
S Crossing (traveling across another vessel’s path)
Overtaking Vessels
If your watercraft is passing another vessel, your craft is the give-way
vessel. The other vessel is expected to maintain its course and speed.
You m ust not interfere with its course of travel.
If your craft is the stand-on vessel, maintain your course and speed
until the other vessel has passed you.
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