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12.17 GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS OF THE SHIP
Ship in sight
We can consider three ways of encountering another yacht on the water:
• Meeting, crossing or overtaking.
Normally, the yacht with less manoeuvrability has the right-of-way.
Stay clear of the yacht and pass to its stern. The yacht, that has the right-
of-way, is called the “privileged yacht”. This yacht can maintain speed and
course. The “burdened yacht” is the yacht, which must adjust her course
and/or speed as required to keep clear of the privileged yacht.
Meeting
When meeting another yacht proceeding on a parallel course, both yachts
shall adjust the speed accordingly and keep on course.
When two power-driven yacht are meeting on reciprocal or nearly reciprocal
courses so as to involve risk of collision each shall alter its course to star-
board so that each shall pass on the port side of the other.
Crossing situation
When two power driven yachts are crossing so as to involve risk of collision,
the yacht which has the other on its own starboard side shall keep out of the
way and shall, if the circumstances of the case admit, avoid crossing ahead
of the other yacht.
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