irpcs - rules at sea

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IRPCSIRPCS

Rules, lights, shapes and Rules, lights, shapes and soundssounds

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Rules - Lookout Rules - Lookout

• Sight, sound, VHF, Radar, AISSight, sound, VHF, Radar, AIS

• Watch blind spotsWatch blind spots

• No relaxing this ruleNo relaxing this rule

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Rules - Lookout Rules - Lookout

• Watch for traffic from behindWatch for traffic from behind

• High speed craft can come from horizon High speed craft can come from horizon to your position in less than 10 mins!!to your position in less than 10 mins!!

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Does risk of collision exist?Does risk of collision exist?

• Take Take bearingbearing

• If it does If it does not change not change – risk of – risk of collision collision existsexists

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Rules – craft meetingRules – craft meeting

• Port to portPort to port

• Turn rightTurn right

• Drive on rightDrive on right

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Rules – craft meetingRules – craft meeting

• Give way to Give way to craft on craft on starboard sidestarboard side

• Right is right!!Right is right!!

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Rules – craft meetingRules – craft meeting

• Overtaking Overtaking boat keeps boat keeps clearclear

• This includes This includes sailing boats!!sailing boats!!

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Rules – craft meeting -Rules – craft meeting -prioritiespriorities

• Give way to Give way to craft less able craft less able to manoeuvre to manoeuvre than you!than you!

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Rules – craft meeting -Rules – craft meeting -prioritiespriorities

• Give way to Give way to shipping in shipping in channels channels

• Cross with Cross with carecare

• Keep out if Keep out if possiblepossible

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Rules – Crossing a TSSRules – Crossing a TSS

• Heading at right Heading at right angles to TSSangles to TSS

• Avoid crossing in Avoid crossing in fogfog

• Avoid sailing Avoid sailing across in light across in light windswinds

• Cross as quickly as Cross as quickly as possiblepossible

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Rules – sailing vesselsRules – sailing vessels

• Port gives Port gives way to way to starboardstarboard

• Weather boat Weather boat keeps clearkeeps clear

• Overtaking Overtaking boat keeps boat keeps clearclear

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Rules - Sound signalsRules - Sound signals

• In good vizIn good viz

• In fogIn fog

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Lights - small craft lightsLights - small craft lights

• All craft All craft 7m+7m+

• Less than Less than 50m 50m (power)(power)

• Less than Less than 20m (sail)20m (sail)

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Lights - ShipsLights - Ships

• 50 m +50 m +

• Watch for Watch for deck deck lights!!lights!!

• Beware of Beware of background background lightslights

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Lights + Lights + Shapes - Shapes - ShipsShips