Rule
14 - Head-on Situations
Rule 14 - Head-on Situations
(a)
When two power-driven vessels are meeting on reciprocal or nearly
reciprocal courses so as to involve risk of collision each shall
alter her course to starboard so that each shall pass on the
port side of the other.
(b)
Such a situation shall be deemed to exist when a vessel sees
the other ahead or nearly ahead and by night she could see the
masthead light(s) of the other in a line or nearly in a line
and/or both sidelights and by day she observes the corresponding
aspect of the other vessel.
(c)
When a vessel is in any doubt as to whether such a situation
exists she shall assume that it does and act accordingly.
Authors
Tips;
When
you see a power-driven vessel coming towards you, you'll see
his masthead light(s) between his sidelights.
It
becomes a crossing situation when you only see ONE sidelight
but
it is still a head-on situation if you see One side light then
Two then One then Two sidelights, if your unsure then deem it
a head-on situation
More
Tips;
You're
in a Power-driven vessel
and in a head-on situation with one of the following, will you
stand-on or giveway to the other vessel and does the other vessel
stand-on or giveway also?
| Other
Vessel |
what
are you going to do? |
what's
the other vessel going to do? |
| Power-Driven
Vessel |
Giveway |
Giveway |
| Sailing
Vessel |
Giveway |
Stand-on
with Caution |
| Fishing
Vessel |
Giveway |
Stand-on
with Caution |
| Not
Under Command (N.U.C.) |
Giveway |
Stand-on
with Caution |
| Restricted
in her ability to Manoeuvre |
Giveway |
Stand-on
with Caution |
| Constrained
by her Draught |
If
the circumstances of the case admit - Giveway |
Stand-on
with Caution |
| Minesweeper |
Turn
180 degrees and make for the harbour |
Stand-on
with Caution |
| P.D.V.
towing another Vessel |
Giveway |
Giveway |
| Restricted
in her ability to manoeuvre towing another vessel |
Giveway |
Stand-on
with Caution |
| Ferry |
Giveway |
Giveway |
| Supertanker |
Giveway |
Giveway |
| Pilot
Vessel |
Giveway |
Giveway |
| High
Speed Craft |
Giveway |
Giveway |
| Wig
Aircraft |
Stand-on
with Caution |
Giveway |
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Caution
watch this vessel in a head on situation |
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This
is a Power-driven vessel probably over 50 metres in length,
Restricted in her ability to manoeuvre engaged in underwater
operations, probably a dredger, it is clear to pass down
his port-side, his starboard side is his working side,
he could be a diving ship with divers down.
You sound 2 short blasts on the
ships whistle and make a bold alteration to port and go
down his port-side at a safe distance. he stands-on with
caution mainting his course and speed
You'd
make the same alteration if he had no sidelights swutched
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