Reading this new Bill is making me sea sick.
Below is some of the wording in
SB-27 that I don't understand:
... shore lights or from back scatter from her own lights?
... The state of wind, sea, and current?
... The draft in relation to the available depth of water?
... The characteristics, efficiency, and limitations of the radar equipment?
... The effect on radar detection of the sea state?
I know I'm not the brightest bulb in this forum but could someone who helped write this Bill explain these things to me.
This is how some of it is written:
(1) By all vessels:
(A) The state of visibility.
(B) The traffic density including concentrations of fishing vessels or any other vessels.
(C) The manageability of the vessel with special reference to stopping distance and turning ability in the prevailing conditions.
(D) At night, the presence of background light such as from
shore lights or from back scatter from her own lights.
(E)
The state of wind, sea, and current, and the proximity of navigational hazards.
(F)
The draft in relation to the available depth of water.
(2) Additionally, by vessels with operational radar:
(A)
The characteristics, efficiency, and limitations of the radar equipment.
(B) Any constraints imposed by the radar range scale in use.
(C)
The effect on radar detection of the sea state, weather, and other sources of interference.
(D) The possibility that small vessels, ice, and other floating objects may not be detected by radar at an adequate range.
(E) The number, location, and movement of vessels detected by radar.
(F) The more exact assessment of the visibility that may be possible when radar is used to determine the range of vessels or other objects in the vicinity.