Navigation Rules
Delaware law requires that operators obey the rules of the road. There are two terms that help explain the rules of the road: ...
NAVIGATION RULES: The regulations governing the movement of vessels in relation to each other, generally called steering and sailing rules.
NAVIGATIONAL AIDS: Material aboard your boat that will assist in navigating (compass, depth sounder, G.P.S.
navigation rules
Rules and regulations governing the movement of vessels in relation to each other - determining which vessel has the right of way if there is a possibility of collision between two or more boats.
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Navigation Rules - Official and recognized practices for navigation lights, meeting/passing vessels, sound signals and distress signals.
Navigation rules - Rules of the road that provide guidance on how to avoid collision and also used to assign blame when a collision does occur.
NAVIGATION RULES
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LIGHTS & SHAPES
Inland Navigation Rules Act of 1980
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Navigation Rules, rules of the road
The rules prescribing how boats should maneuver near each other, the sound signals they must make, and the lights they must show in order to avoid collision.
Navigation Rules
The rules concerning which vessel has the right of way if there is a possibility of collision between two or more boats. The United States Inland Rules of the Road and International Rules of the Road are slightly different.
Navigation Rules - The U.S. "Rules of the Road" governing navigation lights, vessels meeting or passing, sound signals, distress signals and practical boating etiquette.
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Offshore - Out of sight of land.
The navigation rules have set up navigation light, shape, and sound-signal requirements that can be redily applied to almost all vessels used today.
The art and science of conducting a boat safely from one point to another
Navigation Rules
The regulations governing the movement of vessels in relation to each other, generally called steering and sailing rules.
Inland Rules:
Navigation rules governing waters inside designated demarcation zones
Inland Waters:
Term referring to lakes, streams, rivers, canals, waterways, inlets, bays, etc.
Signals required by navigation rules describing the type of vessels and their activities during times of fog.
Sounding
The depth of the water as marked on a chart.
BURDENED VESSEL: That vessel which, according to the applicable Navigation Rules, must give way to the privileged vessel. The term has been superseded by the term "give-way vessel".
BURGEE: Small, triangular flag flow at the masthead.
COLREGS
Coast Guard term for the navigation rules of the road; full name is International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea.
come about
To tack or change heading relative to the wind.
The vessel that must yield to another vessel according to the navigation rules. Also known as the burdened vessel.
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To follow marine navigation rules, you should have one PFD for every person onboard. You should also have one throw-away device on each boat 16 feet or longer, but it is always good to have this type of safety flotation device on board.
BUOY - An anchored float used for marking a position on the water or a hazard or a shoal and for mooring.
BURDENED VESSEL - That vessel which, according to the applicable Navigation Rules, must give way to the privileged vessel.
 See also: Navigation, Boat, Light, Stern, Sailing
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