Section 1 — Conduct of Vessels in any Condition of VisibilityRule 8 : Action to avoid collision(a) Any action to avoid collision shall be taken in accordance with the Rules of this Part and shall, if the circumstances of the case admit, be positive, made in ample time and with due regard to the observance of good seamanship.Qualification of the action: The action should be positive meaning that it should result in the reduction of the risk of collision, not aggravate it.Should be made in ample time, implying that the assessment should be done in time and obviously that means … [Read more...]
Rule 7 – Risk of collision
Section 1 — Conduct of Vessels in any Condition of Visibility Rule 7 : Risk of collision a. Every vessel shall use all available means appropriate to the prevailing circumstances arid conditions to determine if risk of collision exists. If there is any doubt such risk shall be deemed to exist.A famous sentence in the Master’s Night Order book was ‘Whenever in doubt, call me’. This holds true with the above Rule. If the watch keeper is in any doubt even the slightest, he should assume that such risk exists and would have to act according to the Rules.Of course in judging such risk, he … [Read more...]