Reeds Skipper's Handbook by Malcolm Pearson

Author:Malcolm Pearson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Traffic separation schemes

Employed in congested areas and clearly marked on charts, they are ‘one way’ lanes for through traffic. Small boats and sailing craft should avoid them and use the Inshore Traffic Zones when ever possible or, if obliged to cross the lanes do so as quickly as possible on a heading at right angles to the general traffic flow. Vessels under 20 metres in length, and sailing vessels, must not impede the safe passage of power driven vessels following the lanes.

Collision avoidance (Rule 7)

When two vessels are steering in directions that would result in a collision if both maintained their courses and speeds, they are on collision courses and the ‘give-way’ vessel must take early avoiding action.

If you suspect that you are on a collision course with another vessel, take a bearing on it at regular intervals while maintaining your course and speed; and, in a situation similar to that shown, if the compass bearing becomes significantly smaller, the other vessel should pass ahead of you; if the bearings widen appreciably, it will pass astern, but if the bearing does not alter and the range is decreasing, one of you must take immediate action to avoid a collision.

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