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gwood · 09-18-2006, 08:34 AM

Seems to me Airwaves has it right. If you had a stand on vessel approaching you from starboard, you would never turn to your port. All that does is move the intersection point of the two vessels further out. Doesn't matter how slow you were going, if you were on a collision course with the vessel on your starboard, you may need to slow down even more and turn to starboard and pass to his stern. If everyone is doing it right, you won't encounter another head on vessel if you are passing this way. As airwaves stated, the 34+ should have been trying to pass the MP boat at the MP boat's stern as well.

09-18-2006, 08:34 AM	#8
gwood Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Crossing Seems to me Airwaves has it right. If you had a stand on vessel approaching you from starboard, you would never turn to your port. All that does is move the intersection point of the two vessels further out. Doesn't matter how slow you were going, if you were on a collision course with the vessel on your starboard, you may need to slow down even more and turn to starboard and pass to his stern. If everyone is doing it right, you won't encounter another head on vessel if you are passing this way. As airwaves stated, the 34+ should have been trying to pass the MP boat at the MP boat's stern as well.