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You are operating a powerboat at night. You see red and white lights on another boat. What do these lights tel?
A power-driven vessel is approaching on your port (left) side.
b.A sailing vessel is approaching on your starboard (right) side.
c.You must give way to the other vessel.
d.You are the stand-on vessel.
Reading the answers here and realizing these people may be on a boat near me always helps to keep my attention to every boat around me! the correct answer is C. Why?
Rule 23: A power driven vessel must show red and green navigation lights, a white masthead light, and a stern light. If you see a red and white (the masthead light) you are looking at the port side of a power driven boat. http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=navRule&rule=Rule23
If you see red and white then the vessel is either coming towards you (head on – rule 14) or is on your starbd (right) side (crossing situation-rule 15). Either situation means you are the give way vessel, best action is to give way to starbd (rule 14).
Not B because it is not a vessel under sail because no white light would be showing with the red. It is not A because any vessel approaching your port side would be showing green nav light unless it is behind you.
Powerboat & Sailboat Differences
I have spent years on Powerboats & Sailboats and noticed some powerboat & sailboat differences that most overlook. Before knowing anything about sailboats, I lived on used powerboats for years when I was young (instead of an apartment). Cruising around, I’d happen to throw my wake onto sailboats (uuuhhhhmmm by mistake of course… they always seemed to be in the way not going anywhere).
I would think the sailboat was stuck on a sandbar and needed a wake to float them free! I think back now, why the crew on the sailboat would stop what they were doing and stare at the wake I sent them as a good gesture. As the wake kept coming at them, I noticed they started running about the deck and cabin feverishly… like a fast forward movie! Did I happen to mention my boat was 40′ and the back side of a wake looks nothing like the front side that’s coming at you! Just ask some of those small jet boats (pwc, personal watercraft) that look for the biggest wakes to fly into where the air gets thin. That’s what was coming at these sailboats. I have to tell you, I must have gotten many a sailboat off a sand bar that way. I think they were waving at me as I passed them by.
Now that I have been active with sailboats – racing, cruising, and long distance (Bermuda and such), I’ve noticed things haven’t changed too much. Those power boaters are still helping us off those darn sandbars! Every now and again I see this wall of water coming my way, and let me tell you, it IS scary looking at it from the front side as it curls and grows larger the closer it gets! Once I think I saw a couple of bluefish going after some bait fish in the curl of that wake… that power boater was the winner! But I couldn’t even see the boat that sent it my way to tell him he won! I would’ve climbed up the mast to see, but was concerned I’d get whipped into the next state as the sailboat would rock wildly the the wave! Like being on a catapult if I’d go up there! And yes, the running around on deck is to get things secure so they don’t go overboard… like everything. In the cabin we don’t want to eat off our settee’s, literally, as the plates fly about with our lunches and land all over the settees. So I don’t know if I can speak for all sail boaters, but if they need to get off a sandbar, they can definitely contact you by VHF channel 16 if you’re monitoring. Still thanks for all the help…
That’s why you always see sailboats neat and nice… everything in its place. The Powerboats have shown us what can come loose if a bad storm hits with all those bad waves. Powerboats send bad storm scenarios in one real big wave to shake things up. I would arrive at my boat in the morning, make everything shipshape and head out. When a powerboat would come by thinking I was aground and sending that tidal wave, I would let things fall where they may to find out what I didn’t secure properly. If everything stays put, I’m ready to head Offshore!
Think your good stowing stuff securely? Well then head to where the powerboats play and if you don’t end up calling your insurance company about all the gear loss… then you’re good to go!
And why Knot?
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