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mI'Ih.. <br />I: <br />Lt. • <br />uun <br />Nothing h mart important In the prevention of boating accidents than knowl­ <br />edge and education. The dtuatioru that a boater may face when afloat require <br />more than c ommon sense. It is necessary that the boater acquire the knowMge <br />mi sM esien^ in fulMng his/her role as "Skipper' of the craft. <br />V but the ultimate responsibility for safety <br />in not tidth the gevensmertt but with the individual boater. That boater who <br />knows hew to operate a craft legally and safely will get the most enjoyment <br />Isom boadng actMty. <br />A oopp of the c omplete ordinarKCS govemirtg the lake are available at the lake <br />■ rkt, Heisnepln County Sheriff's Water Patrol or <br />Jht Inland Rules ol the Road—and other <br />too~-«fC09nizes thiee types ol "passing*' site <br />ations—meeting, crossing, and overtalung <br />Spedfk procedures are established to govern <br />the actiom ol both vessels in such erKOunters. <br />tf- <br />The vend In a crossirsg situation that has the <br />Other to starboard is the "burdened" vessel <br />and mud ghe way. The other Is "privUedgecT <br />In this situation. Hence a ^'danger lone" enists <br />horn dead ahead to two points abaft the star­ <br />board beam, within which a crossing vessel <br />ti«Oitright-oi-way. <br />■.' <br />WHEN OVERTAKING Whpn overtak <br />mg another vesvel pa^^ when wife <br />/■ <br />I <br />Overtaking When wdterrraft are running m <br />the Name direction, the < raft which astern <br />shall pass only when there is sutficient dis <br />tame between the craft \o i! can do so safely <br />arsd only at such speed that its wash or wake <br />will not endanger the craft being passed or <br />•Is occupants No person operating a water <br />craft shall abruptly change its course without <br />•irsl determining that it can be safely done <br />without risk of collision with another craft <br />Allhcxjgh the smaller craft Isas moved up into <br />the osredaken vessel's “dan<|er /one." the rH <br />alive right.of way has not chanc^ed and she *s <br />sI'H burdened and must make any necessary <br />course and/or speed changes to pass safely <br />1 CROSSING When crossing, yield to <br />the vessel on your right <br />When watercraft are crossing courses, or <br />approaching each other obliquely or at right <br />angles, so as to involve nsk of collision, the <br />craft which has the other on its own right <br />shall yield the right-of way <br />In any encounter between the two vessels <br />where one has the righi-ot way over the <br />other, both have reponsibilities, not only <br />must the burdened vessels give way; the priv- <br />•lodged vessel has the duty of maintaining <br />her course arsd spe^ <br />APRROCHINC - When approaching <br />head-on or nearly so, pass to the right <br />When watercraft are approaching each other <br />head on, or rsearly so, each shall turn to the <br />right a sufficient distance so that they will <br />safely pass When the course of an approach- <br />.ng craft is so far to the right as not ot be <br />considered as meeting head on. each shall <br />maintain its course arid pass clear <br />In marly head on meeting situation, both <br />vessels must give way to starboard, neither <br />has the nght of way <br />4 SAILBOATS - Yield to sailboats emept <br />when they are overtaking <br />Sailboats under sail alone shall have right-of- <br />way over all other watercraft underway <br />except when overtaking such other water­ <br />craft <br />In any erKOunier between a saitirtg vessel artd <br />a power.driven vessel, the former has the <br />right of-way uiTless she should be overtaking <br />the other