December 21, 2009 9:37 am | Posted by admin
Rule 27 – Vessels not under command or restricted in their ability to manoeuvre. This Rule is in Part C Lights and Shapes.
(a) A vessel not under command shall exhibit:
(i) two all-round red lights in a vertical line where they can best be seen;
(ii) two balls or similar shapes in a vertical line where they can best be seen;
(iii) when making way through the water, in addition to the lights prescribed in this paragraph, sidelights and a sternlight.
(b) A vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre, except a vessel engaged in mine clearance operations, shall exhibit: (more…)
December 14, 2009 9:49 am | Posted by admin
Rule 23 – Lights and Shapes for Power driven vessels underway. This rule is in Part C Lights and Shapes.
Power-driven vessels underway
(a) A power-driven vessel underway shall exhibit:
(i) a masthead light forward;
(ii) a second masthead light abaft of and higher than the forward one; except that a vessel of less than 50 metres in length shall not be obliged to exhibit such light but may do so;
(iii) sidelights;
(iv) a sternlight. (more…)
December 11, 2009 9:38 am | Posted by admin
References to a ships bell are often made in modern day parlance. The ship’s bell was primarily used for telling time on board a ship. These days yachts have all sorts of watch systems. 2 hours on, 6 hours off. 3 hours on 3 hours off for example. Probably the most common watch system is 4 on, 4 off. A ship’s bell, struck every half hour, used to indicate by the number of strokes the number of half-hours of the watch that had elapsed. The striking of eight bells indicated midnight. After midnight, one bell was struck at 0030am, two bells at 0100, three bells at 0130 and so forth until eight bells were struck again at 0400, at which point the above progression was repeated until eight bells were again struck at 0800. In this way eight bells ring rang four hours around the clock.
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December 7, 2009 9:00 am | Posted by admin
Rule 7
Risk of Collision. This is in section 1 of Part B the Steering and Sailing Rules. It therefore applies to the conduct of vessels in an y condition of visibility.
(a) Every vessel shall use all available means appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditions to determine if risk of collision exists. If there is any doubt such risk shall be deemed to exist. (more…)
December 4, 2009 9:56 am | Posted by admin
Did you know?
Venus is the second-closest planet to the Sun (after Mercury), orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. The planet is named after Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty. It is the hottest planet. After the Moon, it is the brightest natural object in the night sky, reaching an apparent magnitude of −4.6. Venus never appears to venture far from the Sun. It reaches its maximum brightness shortly before sunrise or shortly after sunset, for which reason it is often called the Morning Star or the Evening Star. (more…)
