Steering Rules: Crossing, Meeting and Overtaking

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Start your journey of learning who has the right of way. Shawn uses his specially designed boats to emphasize Red and Green or Stop and Go. He explains which boat has the "right of way" and who is required to "give way".
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@tinman8972 2 месяца назад

Sage advice, thank you. And remember the old saw "Here lies the body of Danny O'Day, who died defending his right of way. Dead right he was as he sailed along, but now just as dead as if he'd been wrong."

@boattrainingonline6561 2 месяца назад

I love that and request permission to use it in the future! Thank you so much for your comment!

@huntspoint3442 26 дней назад

Most center-console boys don’t know this rule, so I’m always prepared to give-way to those guys.

@shawnpollard4481 26 дней назад

Thank you so much for commenting!!!

@diverd2162 12 дней назад

That is a great poem thanks for sharing

@timgreen4137 7 дней назад

The title is misleading. There is no "right of way" on the water. There is the "Stand On" vessel, and the "Give Way" vessel. However, it is the responsibility of both Captains to do what they can to avoid a collision.

@samiam9365 8 дней назад

great video. Now, if pontoon rentals were outlawed, we’d be much safer out there.

@motorv8N 29 дней назад

Thanks for this - clear and concise - and so often ignored by the weekend hotshots.

@boattrainingonline6561 29 дней назад

😂👍absolutely, thank you so much for commenting!!!

@iqaznili 3 дня назад

Thank you for verifying what I came up with to help me remember. I missed the point of red to red when I did my course; thank you for the refresher.

@CaptK-py8rq 4 дня назад

Great video, thanks! Hopefully some of the knuckleheads out there will watch this and a light bulb might light up...RIGHT! lol Tight lines always!

@michelaudette695 12 дней назад

Thank you sir. Best and simplest explanation I have seen to date. I only hope more people had the knack of teaching like you do 👍🏻👍🏻🏆

@r8drvr819 18 дней назад

Excellent, simple, complete instruction! Thanks!!! Venice,FL

@westcoast3595 9 дней назад

Solid, simple , and informative.

@nozgear 29 дней назад

new to finding your channel. love it. love the part about giving a deliberate move so the oncoming vessel know what your intentions are. my Daughter is new to operating and I am a novice in almost every way. we operate in Fishers Island sound in CT and it is very difficult to know what other boaters might do. there is always strong current changing chop and foolish operators. over 6 years i have learned a lot by asking questions of experienced boaters RU-vid and lots of mistakes. wish i found the channel earlier.

@boattrainingonline6561 29 дней назад

Thank you so much for sharing and for commenting! I retired from the Coast Guard out of New Haven CT.

@K_Grude Месяц назад

Great advice. Takes me back to classes 24 years ago. The situation changes drastically if you're encountering a commercial ocean going ship though! 😊 Pleasure craft drivers are a treat. Stay as far away as you can.

@boattrainingonline6561 Месяц назад

LoL, That's the rule of gross tonnage. Thank you so much for commenting!

@rayzar6720 13 дней назад

This was fantastic. Thankyou for explaining this.

@jesus3901 28 дней назад

Great explanation!

@boattrainingonline6561 28 дней назад

Thank you so much for commenting!!!

@wadeblake3451 13 дней назад

Taught a number of sailing and boating courses for and this update is a very good refresher of the basics.

@dutchangle229 11 дней назад

Hope you can use this in some future video. Regatta sailing has taught me this: If your viewing angle to the crossing boat remains constant, you are on a collision course. If the angle gets smaller, the boat is going to cross in front of you. If the angle gets larger, you are passing in front of him. Of course in regatta sailing we take more risk than in normal boating. If you thought you could pass in front and it doesn't work out (and you don't have the right of way), you just tack on top of him and he'll likely tack away.

@bobslezak1572 2 года назад

Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Always looking forward to the next lesson

@boattrainingonline6561 2 года назад

Bob thank you very much for watching and for your reply, I truly appreciate it. What' your experience in boating?

@tcon6504 Год назад

Nice work skipper, as always! Bob, pay attention from Car Wash Tim

@Coyotehello Год назад

face to face, yes here we call it making a clear indication of your intention. Of course there is also the "rule of tonnage"... As you experienced with the NT boat! LOL I appreciate you mention the Stand Clear rule. It is not because you passed the boat that you now can do anything you want. you are still the giveaway boat until you are clear. I would have added the horn signals for passing a boat or port or starboard. Fun informative video, Thank you!

@boattrainingonline6561 Год назад

Thank you so much for your comment and you're right about the sound signals!

@SoloSailorDave 13 часов назад

A vessel limited by draft has the right of way, as does a fishing vessel, vessel under sail, and vessel dredging or towing.

@adrienjtheatre431 11 дней назад

Your videos are always interesting. Thanks! Here, perhaps you could have mentioned the first rule of te give-way hierarchy: "Power boat gives way to sailing boat" (without motor sailing). Well yes, even with a motor-boat, you are a sail-or! 😅

@rickdunn3883 3 дня назад

Communications for a meeting situation is actually REQUIRED by law (inland rules): either whistle signals or voice VHF.

@jeffdege4786 Месяц назад

Nobody on the water has the right of way. Everyone has the responsibility to avoid collision. The COLREGs specify a stand-on vessels and a give-way vessel. And they specify that the give-way vessel make an immediate and visible change of course. That is, if you see another vessel on a constant bearing, and you're the give-way vessel, you're required to make an immediate course change. But if you are the stand-on vessel, and the give-way vessel does not change course, you are responsible for changing course. If the other guy is an idiot, and is ignoring the COLREGs, and you carry on because you have the "right of way", you're in the wrong.

@boattrainingonline6561 29 дней назад

Thank you for commenting!

@boattrainingonline6561 29 дней назад

Thank you for your comment, Jeff. I'm wondering if you watched the video? I mean the first words out of my mouth. Or are you showing me how much you know about the Rules of the Road? This channel is for beginning boaters how have no idea about ColRegs or anything else about boating. How would you explain to someone in terms they understand about these situations? I'm just curious in that I could approach this from a different point of view if you would share with me. I apologize if I'm coming at you a little hard, but I've received a few of these comments from Mariners who obviously have experience. This would be a completely different video if I were talking to them. I do appreciate your comment. If you would care to discuss this further, please give me a call 508-509-3146.

@jeffdege4786 29 дней назад

@@boattrainingonline6561 If there are three lessons I try to get across to novices, it's how a constant bearing means a future collision, that you should make early and dramatic course corrections to avoid collisions, and that even if the other guy is an idiot and ignores the rules, it's still your responsibility to avoid collision.

@shawnpollard4481 28 дней назад

@@jeffdege4786 CBDR - Constant Bearing Decreasing Range. I applaud you, absolutely critical. We’ll get there. It’s like eating an elephant, one bite at a time. Thank you very much for the dialogue and for your input. It’s obvious you are an experienced mariner.

@paulbarnard3547 26 дней назад

Right of way exists in Rule 9.

@HopeOfJoe 22 дня назад

Nicely done and demonstrated. 👍🏻

@rorymacintosh6691 Год назад

Beautifully clear, thanks!

@boattrainingonline6561 Год назад

Thank you so much!!!

@billfromgermany 6 дней назад

Excellent videos, but a small request, “right of way” doesn’t exist in the ColRegs. The correct term is “stand-on vessel”.

@geoffkelly2760 28 дней назад

thank you

@boattrainingonline6561 28 дней назад

Thank you so much for commenting!!!

@TheBDD1970 Месяц назад

Oh man yeah I had a credit card captain hem me up and it resulted in a badly broken foot @6:14. People can afford a lot of boat and they drive just as badly on the water as they do on the road.

@boattrainingonline6561 29 дней назад

😂thank you so much for commenting!

@jaydecaire6557 11 дней назад

Great video!

@milanspasic2719 Год назад

I know this is not rules of the road video but I wish more power boat owners understood how priority works with sailing vessels, under sail. I find that way too many don't know how limited the maneuverability is under sail, and instead try to force the rules you explained here on a sailing vessel, which should be a stand on vessel. My home port is in San Diego bay and I see this happening daily.

@boattrainingonline6561 Год назад

Milan, thank you so much for your comment. I know exactly what you are talking about! There has always been a love hate relationship between sailboat sailors and power boaters unfortunately. I don't want to start that war here either but I think both sides could do a much better job of putting themselves in the other's pilot house and show some understand. At the end of the day, you are right - a sailing vessel under sail is the stand on vessel.

@tomhermens7698 Год назад

@milanspasic2719 yes, this what you get when people go to sea without having been educated. They should all have a "ticket to ride" then these stories would be history. In England everybody want and do a course - voluntary - for which they pay, happily. RYA diplomas are available in tidal countries west Europe, and non tidal waters, Mediterranean.

@milanspasic2719 Год назад

@@tomhermens7698 Exactly. Did the RYA yacht masters in the 90s when I lived in Plymouth, no comparison to ASA courses.

@joelstanhope7231 28 дней назад

To make it easy to remember ... right , green , starboard all have more than 4 letters . Left , port , red have 4 letters or less .

@boattrainingonline6561 28 дней назад

I like it, thank you so much for sharing!!!

@johnmoore3504 8 дней назад

If you drink all the PORT wine which is RED there will be none LEFT.

@Nathan-hb3pu 5 дней назад

The guy with the riffle has right of way 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@frits183 29 дней назад

But you say " as the rules of the road " I am a Dutch Guy, I'm always say " the rules of the Sea are important to everyone to live by " 😊

@boattrainingonline6561 29 дней назад

😊thank you so much for commenting!!!

@davidchi1277 26 дней назад

Green to green, Red to red perfect safety go ahead. If to your Starboard does Red appear it is your duty to keep clear.

@boattrainingonline6561 26 дней назад

I like it! Thank you for sharing!!!

@marysalerno467 25 дней назад

No where in the Nav Rules is the term "right of way" used." It implies that there is such a thing and there is not. A vessel is either stand on or give way. In the event of a collision, both vessels share the guilt.

@ricobennett5598 19 дней назад

Technically you are correct but one can either focus on being pedantic or on helping less experienced people learn based on analogies they understand.

@MrOvp 15 дней назад

@@ricobennett5598the problem with the term “right of way” is that assumes the vessel has no liability. The vessel can go anywhere they want and the other vessel has to get out of the way. It’s important for boaters to understand the stand on rule and how it works.

@paulbarnard3547 26 дней назад

I sure wish you had snuck in a quick comment about WHEN to take the action. In short, rule 8 a says that we should take our action early and 8 b says it should be made obvious. Too many boaters wait until they are uncomfortably close to the other boat to take their action. When action is taken early and it is made obvious, it not only puts the stand on vessel operator at ease, it essentially negates any need for sound signals.

@petyrkowalski9887 25 дней назад

Its great advice but it changes depending on who is under power and who is under sail.

@oml81mm 9 дней назад

And if you are towing, or being towed.

@ArtistBrianSheffield День назад

See ya on that 2 cap'n

@BurchellAtTheWharf 8 дней назад

Commercial boats (ships and fishers) have constant disagreements with sailboaters😅

@BurchellAtTheWharf 8 дней назад

2:14 now one that's a sail boat.(under sail and no motor) While the other is a commercial fishing boat, towing several dorys behind. Whom would have rights of way? As they are both slow moving and limited in manoveriblity

@sailmagic 24 дня назад

This video is cool, but missing an important piece - and thats the class of boats, for instance you don't talk about sailboats and how those impact the right of way. An so on for commercial vessels .

@edhastie6074 12 дней назад

In a perfect world, this is very simple but, just like driving a car, how many people follow the rules? How many people run stop signs?

@oml81mm 9 дней назад

Common sense dictates that no captain will put his vessel into danger, regardless of what the rules may be. Also vessels towing or being towed have right of way.

@8180634 6 дней назад

If you spend any time at all on the water with the general public, you will know that common sense isn't very common at all.

@heracliosilva3835 13 дней назад

Thanks for the instructions. I have a problem here: As a sailor, when the wind comes from the port side and the sail covers the view of the starboard (green) side, I cannot see what is coming from the starboard side, and this leads to a collision.

@catsailorbill4950 6 дней назад

You gotta peek under the boom regularly to check for traffic. Otherwise, the rule in this video applies to power boats only, and for some odd reason, the author does not think that is worthy of mention. If you are on a different tack than another sailboat both on broad reaches, or are the leeward boat on the same tack as the other boat, you will be the stand on vessel looking at a red light.

@PowerOfOne-u4h 28 дней назад

Is it true to think: Powered vessels (more often than not) must give way to vessels under sail? And larger ships have right of way over small craft.

@boattrainingonline6561 28 дней назад

Thank you so much for commenting!!!

@boattrainingonline6561 28 дней назад

Sorry, I didn’t realize there was a question in there. Rule 18 of the Colreg states power driven vessel must keep clear of sailboats under sail. Note: if they are not under sail and have their engine going, they are a power driven vessel just like you. The rules only give larger vessels special consideration if they are constrained by their draft. However, I think it unreasonably to assume that a large ship is going to be able to Slalom around little boats but as far as special rights, they don’t have any unless they are constrained by their draft and they must display the fact by special lights or day shapes. I have an app on my phone called NavRules which I Love.it’s handy to look things up quickly and they explain things too. Thanks again for commenting!

@oml81mm 9 дней назад

Vessels towing, or being towed, have right of way.

@ashesdrivered.9123 26 дней назад

Should sounding horns occur in any of these situations?

@boattrainingonline6561 26 дней назад

Yes, thank you for commenting!

@tomrogers9467 9 дней назад

Always assume the other boaters are complete idiots. There’s a good chance you’ll be correct in most cases!

@johnclark1925 Год назад

Thank you Liked and sub’d

@boattrainingonline6561 Год назад

Thank you John, I appreciate you!

@robinpedler1239 9 дней назад

Starboard

@stevecrockett4414 29 дней назад

No one has”right of way”! Those words do not exist in the rules. You are either a give way vessel, or a stand on vessel. And even if you are a stand on vessel, you must avoid a collision.

@boattrainingonline6561 29 дней назад

Thank you for commenting!

@Valkyrie11609 29 дней назад

And it's more than just semantics. It's important to understand the distinction and why.

@shawnpollard4481 28 дней назад

⁠@@Valkyrie11609Thank you very much for your comment and for the mature criticism. Here’s a little back. Semantics! This is a channel for beginning boat operators who at best, have a hard time getting their boat off their trailer. Docking it is a whole other story. Tying it up, getting it off the dock and now in open water we are in contact with another vessel. If you watched this video, I started, first words out of my mouth is “this is not a rules of the road class. These people don’t know that their port light is red or that they even have a port light and why. Semantics! How about we crawl before we walk. At least that’s the approach I am trying to taking. We’ll get to “Stand On and Give Way” vessels, trust me, it isn’t Semantics.

@paulbarnard3547 26 дней назад

Right of way does exist in the navigation rules. Check out Rule 9.

@shawnpollard4481 26 дней назад

@@paulbarnard3547 Paul, thank you for your comment. We’ve discussed this in previous comments but I appreciate you weighing in!

@vinhoi69 10 дней назад

What is the minimum distance between 2 boats when overtaking? I got yelled at when I was overtaking the other boat. I was about 20 to 30 feet from him. Thanks

@8180634 6 дней назад

I would say this is 100% situation dependent. If you're in a tight idle zone and you idle past someone 5 feet away, that may be fine. If you're in the open ocean and pass within 20 feet of someone, that's pretty darn close. It also matters the size and type of vessels, and speed. If a 20 foot power boat overtakes another 20 foot power boat at 20 feet away at idle, it's not a big deal at all. If a 70 foot sport fish boat going anything faster than displacement speed overtakes a 12 foot jon boat at 20 feet, the jon boat is in for at least a rough wet ride, if not being sunk. Generally speaking, think of safety. Big boats are not maneuverable so give them space. If either boat is throwing a big wake, that could be a safety issue for everyone if you overtake too closely.

@catsailorbill4950 26 дней назад

One important aspect not mentioned in this video is that the simplistic method of using red and green navigation lights in all situations applies to POWER BOATS ONLY. Sailboats sailing downwind on broad reaches or approaching while both on a starboard tack will result in the stand on vessel seeing the red light. This video could be dangerous viewed by novice sailors.

@boattrainingonline6561 26 дней назад

Thank you for sharing!!!

@MrDarcykampe 26 дней назад

It's a basic beginner video for navigating open waters, that's all. Even commercial fishing vessels have the right of way when engaged in fishing.

@catsailorbill4950 26 дней назад

I agree there are exceptions, and they are not covered in the video, which is fine. But two sailing vessels approaching in the scenarios I present are normal and frequent occurrences. The video needs to clarify that it applies to boats under power, and not under sail. It is not a basic beginner view for navigating open waters for beginner sailors as it is wrong when applied to sailboats.

@shawnpollard4481 25 дней назад

thank you so much for commenting and for your mature criticism. If you’ve watched my earlier videos, I clearly state that I don’t know a thing about sailboats except that they are usually single screwed vessels and thus operate as such. But for me to try and give actual “sailors” advice on sailing would be a mockery and as a rule, I don’t usually talk about things I don’t have experience. I feel that my targeted audience is beginning boaters (power) who have no experience and no one to help them. They are terrified of the boat ramp, don’t know how to dock or undock. They have no idea what a cleat is or what to do with it. Then they’ve made it to open water and are encountering other boats. That was the intent of the video. Not a rules of the road class, just me trying to explain in terms that someone with no experience could understand. I apologize for leaving the sailboat crowd out but I just plain lack the experience. I am willing to learn if you’re ever near Cape Cod! Thanks again for commenting!!!

@shawnpollard4481 25 дней назад

@@MrDarcykampeThank you so much for commenting!!!

@zeke5491 26 дней назад

Biggest boat has right of way in the real world. They will swamp you without hesitation

@boattrainingonline6561 26 дней назад

😂👍Experience speaking, thank you so much for sharing!!!

@paulbarnard3547 26 дней назад

When you say biggest, do you mean in terms of length or tonnage? What if the larger vessel is more maneuverable? What if the size differential isn't apparent? Does draft come into play in the rule of gross tonnage?

@zeke5491 26 дней назад

@@paulbarnard3547 courtesy comes into play,along with common sense

@desloubser5678 День назад

What if it is dark and you cant see the size of the other vessel....

@tomhermens7698 Год назад

Sea farers should have done a minimum course in seamanship. Every boat should have a copy of the Col Reg on board.

@boattrainingonline6561 Год назад

Tom, thank you so much for your comment, well said.

@Iainb1954 Месяц назад

"Should have". I don't know the rules where you're from, but here in Norway you are required to have a boat license for the type of boat you are in. UNLESS! you are over a certain age, can't remember offhand. Then there is NO requirement to have ANY sort of license and/or experience in up to 50ft, speed unlimited. As you can imagine, this can lead to some clueless numpty buying a 50ft Princess, never having set foot on a boat before, and heading on out to cause chaos! Been there, seen that!

@tomhermens7698 Месяц назад

A copy is not enough . Every seafarer should do an exam in the colregs.

@petertaylor8922 Год назад

1st. rule: The Skipper is responsible for the safety of the Crew & Vessel. 2nd. rule: Maintain a Vigilant Lookout...Visually & electronically. 3rd. rule: Make every effort to avoid a collision. Power boats give way to sail. Sail boats maintain there course... unless signs of collision. THERE IS NO RIGHT OF WAY.

@boattrainingonline6561 Год назад

Thank you for your comment Peter, spot on!

@tomhermens7698 Год назад

@petertaylor8922 you say; Power boats give way to sail. That is a rule Then, there is no right of way, so you say. This is a contradiction😅

@petertaylor8922 Год назад

@@tomhermens7698 NO it's about responsibility & adherence to Maritime Law. If you are the "stand on" vessel & there's still a likelihood of a collision...you are compelled to take every action to avoid a collision. Maritime Law is very clear.

@tomhermens7698 Год назад

@@petertaylor8922 yes that's correct 👌

@DEVanderbiltCecil 26 дней назад

Left yields to the right. No one has the right of way.

@boattrainingonline6561 26 дней назад

Thank you for sharing

@paulbarnard3547 26 дней назад

Read Inland rule 9. Certain vessels do have right of way.

@PaddleDogC5 5 дней назад

My boat is bigger 😮

@christopherleblanc9599 9 дней назад

that captain had too many wobbly pop's

@gm1937 24 дня назад

Actually, I should probably make my running nights as big as these because maybe these knuckleheads will actually see my boat

@alpe5801 9 дней назад

I stop listening as soon as someone, in regards to the ColRegs, says Right of Way

@jimmybillups 9 дней назад

I clicked on this mess to say exactly what you said. Stick with stand on and give way.

@SynsofMusic 6 дней назад

In reading through the comments, several have mentioned boaters not obeying the rules. I'm hoping this will change in the near future as many states are implementing laws that will require a person to have a Boater's Card to operate a boat. As many might know, to obtain the card or certificate a person needs to pass an instructional course either online or in person. It would really be nice if all 50 states got behind this and enforced it. That being said however, people who rent boats in some states that require a Boater's Card for personal watercraft, the state doesn't necessarily require it for a person renting a boat. This too needs to change, because these boaters are the most least likely to know or even research anything about operating a boat. They tend to be tourists with no experience. At least that's been the scenario my family has encountered where we boat. In the beginning of the video when explaining the crossing situation and who has "the right of way", it's always best to go by the rule. Even if you think you are "miles" away and can make it past the boat to your right, you would be focused on that situation and forget to check your port side for other situations.