Close
Quarters situation
This
should not have happened if you had been watching and keeping
a safe watch
If
you get into a close quarter situation with another vessel and you're
the stand-on vessel, you have to get away from him at all
costs
Make
a very large alteration away from the other vessel as long as your
not putting yourself into a close quarter situation with another
vessel (maybe another vessel overtaking you at the same time)
The
way I see it Rule 8 has to be the most important Rule of the Road,
by Using it and taking action to avoid collision you can save life,
this Rule is vital to learn, using Rule 8 "Action to Avoid
collision" means you can break any Rule of the Road to avoid
collision, Break a rule to save a life (You and your Crews as well
as the other vessels crew)
Get
hold of this vessel on the VHF or take the vessels name and number
and port and report him to the coastguard
You
can also call him up on VHF 16 and say
According
to the Rules and regulations regarding collision avoidance it
states that you're the give way vessel
I will give you one minute to alter course
If
he does not alter course
Get
in contact with the MCA and report him
Fill in an IRF form and send it to the MAIB
He
will then be brought up in front of an MCA Captain and be severely
reprimanded
They might even take his Certificate of Competency away from him
Personnel have been jailed for not keeping
a safe watch
It's
your responsibility to make sure you get your crew home safely |
