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Originally Posted by Shreddy
I don't have direct experience, but isn't identifying other boats on radar only good if they are on radar as well? I've been out with friends on the ocean in the fog and I know the captain wasn't concerned with where we were going, but he was concerned with all the other smaller boats that "weren't on radar".
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If you are operating in a low vis environment and you have radar and are painting another vessel that doesn't have radar, then he is blind but you are not. That's better than both of you being blind. When using radar in such conditions, always assume that other vessels are not as well equipped as you. Always be ready to take proper evasive action, especially if you find yourself in a constant bearing, decreasing range type situation.