MATE F.G.COLREGS - RULE 3 - FAQ ORALS

1) A POWER DRIVEN VESSEL SHALL INCLUDE - 

•  VESSEL ENGAGED IN TOWING
•  VESSEL NUC OTHER THAN A SAILING VESSEL
•  VESSEL R.A.M OTHER THAN A SAILING VESSEL
• ALL C.B.D VESSELS
• A SEA PLANE OPERATING ON WATER SURFACE
• A W.I.G CRAFT OPERATING ON WATER SURFACE
• A VESSEL WITH SAILS PROPELLED BY MACHINARY
• A FISHING V/L FISHING WITH LINES,TROLLING LINES
• A HOVER CRAFT(NON DISPLACEMENT CRAFT)
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2) RESPONSIBILITY OF POWER DRIVEN VESSEL IN CLOSE QUARTER SITUATION DEPENDS ON MANOEUVRABILITY OF VESSEL AND AS PER RULE NO.18,15,16

3)NON DISPLACEMENT CRAFTS ARE NOT CONSISDERED AS SEAPLANES

4)WHAT IS ''N.U.C' V/L?

QUOTE EXACT DEFINITION AS PER RULE NO.3.

A V/L BECOMES N.U.C ONLY WHEN

• AN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCE EXIST
• UNABLE TO MANOEUVRE(ALTER CO AND/OR SPEED)

VESSEL NOT UNDER COMMAND EXAMPLES

• LOST RUDDER
• LOST PROPELLOR
• M/E BREAKDOWN
• STRNG GEAR BREAK DOWN
• V/L DRAGGING ANCHOR
• V/L RIDING TO AN ANCHOR WITH UNSHACKLED
• SAILING V/L BECALMED(NO WIND)
• A P.D. V/L WITH NO FUEL & ANCHOR

 A V/L WITH REDUCED SPEED IN HEAVY WX IS NOT NUC V/L.

5) U ARE IN A VLCC,WHEN WILL U SWITCH ON R.A.M LIGHTS?

• STS UNDERWAY
• RECEIVING PILOT/ DISEMBARKING PILOT FROM A HELICOPTER(EG:OFF DURBAN)

UP ON CREW CHANGE OR TRANSFER OR PERSONS/BUNKERING/PICKING UP STORES,SPARES OR PROVISIONS/FW INTAKE/DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE & SEWAGE WHILE  UNDERWAY(DRIFTING OR MAKING WAY) BUT NOT AT ANCHOR OR NOT DURING TANK CLEANING.

6) WHEN WILL U SWITCH ON CBD LIGHTS?

• QUOTE RULE 3 FOR CBD DEFINITION
• WHEN V/L BEACUSE OF HER DRAFT IS UNABLE TO MAKE ALTERATION OF COURSE DUE TO PASSING BETWEEN SHOALS/OBSTRUCTION/WRECKS BUT OTHER SMALL DRAFT V/L CAN PASS THROUGH THE AREA.
• ON PASSING CLEAR THE AREA LIGHTS/SHAPES TO BE SWITCHED OFF/LOWERED.
• WHEN LOCAL RULES(FROM ASD/CHARTS/INFO FROM PILOT IN PILOT CARD,WRITTEN INFO FROM AGENT) WITH IN A PORT/RIVER PASSAGE/HARBOUR REQUIRES CBD SIGNALS TO BE SHOWN FOR EXCEEDING REQD DRAFT.

7) WHICH ALL V/L ARE UNDERWAY?

• MAKING WAY THROUGH WATER(P.D V/L PROPELLING AHEAD OR ASTERN BY MACHINERY WITH A SPEED OR SAILING V/L MOVING AHEAD OR ASTERN WITH SPEED BY WIND)
• DRIFTING( V/L AND ANY FLOATING OBJECTS HAVE SAME SPEED) OR UNDERWAY BUT STOPPED AND MAKING NOWAY THROUGH WATER
• WHEN ANCHOR DRAGGING
• WHEN DREDGING ANCHOR
• WHEN DROPPING DOWN
• WHEN KEDGING ANCHOR

8) WHICH OF RULES ARE APPLICABLE AT ALL TIMES?

 

ALL TIMES - IN SIGHT OF ONE ANOTHER,RESTRICTED VISIBILTY, DETECTION BY RADAR

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