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What is the danger zone when boating?
The Danger Zone–GiveWay Zone Your starboard sector (the sector defined by your green starboard sidelight) is the ‘Danger’ or Give-Way Zone. When another boater sees your green light, he or she has the right-of-way. In this situation you will see the port side of the other boat and its red port sidelight.
What may a power driven vessel of less than 12 Metres?
According to the Collision regulations, an operator of a power driven vessel of less than 12 metres in length, and underway, may display, from sunset to sunrise: sidelights (red – green) and. all-round light (white).
What is the driving area of a boat called?
The action of driving the boat is probably most often called piloting the boat. You may also hear people say “steering the boat,” navigating the boat” or a lesser known “conning the boat. In that final case, you wouldn’t be called a conn.
How close can a boat be to dock?
100 feet
Operate a vessel within 100 feet of any dock, raft, pier, or restricted area on any lake at greater than “slow, no wake speed”. Operate a vessel at greater than “slow, no wake speed” on lakes that are 50 acres or less and have public access, unless such lakes serve as thoroughfares between two or more navigable lakes.
What are the rules of the road for boaters?
Like the rules that apply to driving a car on a highway, there are rules of the road that boaters must follow when on the waterways. As a boat operator, you must practice good seamanship and obey both Inland and International Navigation Rules.
What are the danger zones for naval operations in Massachusetts?
§ 334.70 Buzzards Bay, and adjacent waters, Mass.; danger zones for naval operations. § 334.75 Thames River, Naval Submarine Base New London, restricted area. § 334.80 Narragansett Bay, RI; restricted area.
What are the basic safety skills required to operate a boat?
Boat operators must maintain a proper lookout at all times by sight and hearing. You must be able to clearly see all of your surroundings and to recognize if there is the risk of collision with another boat or obstacle.
What should you do when a vessel approaches your boat?
Starboard: If any vessel approaches your boat from the starboard sector, you must keep out of its way. You are the give-way craft. Stern: If any vessel approaches your boat from the stern (from behind your boat) you should maintain your speed and course with caution.