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1. COLREGS ( International Collision Avoidance Regulations )

  • General overview
  • General Rules of the road / order of precedence for special vessels
  • Lights and Sound signals
  • Important other rules
  • Passing and overtaking situations / Privileged and Give way vessels

2.  Charts

  • Finding the right chart
  • Latitude and Longitude
  • Basic understanding and reading charts
  • distance measurements on a chart
  • Chart Number 1
  • IALA B   Buoy System in the USA               FYI:   IALA stands for the International Association of Lighthouse Authorities,    now called the  International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities
  • Understanding water depths and bottom types for anchoring

3. Navigation

  • Understanding the Compass and compass rose on a chart
  • True North / Magnetic North Bearings
  • Headings variation / deviation
  • using basic navigation tools
  • Plotting a course
  • adjusting for current and drift
  • taking fixes / types of fixes

4. Electronic Navigation

  • MFD ( Multifunction displays ) and their use
  • depth finders
  • boat speed on the water and over the ground
  • using a chart plotter
  • basic operating and reading a RADAR screen
  • understanding and utilizing AIS
  • MARPA and target acquisition on a RADAR
  • determining CPA / TCPA  using various means

5. Communications 

  • using VHF radios
  • DSC VHF radio calls
  • USCG emergency contacts ashore
  • Maintaining logs
  • crew communications

6.  Boat Handling

  • preparation and departing
  • on watch and being a lookout
  • docking techniques / line handling / fenders
  • anchoring
  • operation during the day
  • operation at night or in low visibility situations

7. SOLAS ( Safety of Life at sea )

  • MOB ( Man overboard ) event
  • General Safety
  • Drills and practice
  • safety equipment on board

8. Weather / Passage Planning

  • Basic weather and how it affects a passage
  • Planning for and Creating a complete passage plan from one port to the next. 

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I'm a USCG licensed Master, OICNW 500 and ASA Instructor.  I teach DECK and SAFETY at Maritime Professional Training in Ft Lauderdale, and on board the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry (a 200 ft school training ship )  


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Rules of the Road Videos

Introduction to COLREGs and Rule 1

We'll be adding more videos over the next couple months

to cover all the rules... 


This video is an introduction, and brief history of COLREGs, as well as

discussing COLREG rule 1 including the COLREG Demarcation line separating

Inland rules and international rules. 


At the bottom of this page is a handy primer covering important rules for the casual boater. 

An overview of COLREGs

We'll be adding more videos over the next couple months

to cover all the rules... 

Rule 5 - Lookout

Every vessel shall at all times maintain a proper look-out by sight and hearing as well as by all available means appropriate in the prevailing circumstances and conditions so as to make a full appraisal of the situation and of the risk of collision.

Place a look out as far forward and as low as possible in restricted visibility.

Rule 6 - Safe Speed

Every vessel shall at all times proceed at a safe speed so that she can take proper and effective action to avoid collision and be stopped within a distance appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditions. In determining a safe speed the following factors shall be among those taken into account by ALL vessels:

The state of visibility;

(ii) The traffic density including concentration of fishing vessels or any other vessels;

(iii) The maneuverability of the vessel with special reference to stopping distance and turning ability in the prevailing conditions;

(iv) At night, the presence of background light such as from shore lights or from back scatter of her own lights;

(v) The state of wind, sea, and current, and the proximity of navigational hazards;

(vi) The draft in relation to the available depth of water

(b) Additionally, by vessels with operational radar:

(i) The characteristics, efficiency and limitations of the radar equipment;

(ii) Any constraints imposed by the radar range scale in use;

(iii) The effect on radar detection of the sea state, weather, and other sources of interference;

(iv) The possibility that small vessels, ice and other floating objects may not be detected by radar at an adequate range;

(v) The number, location, and movement of vessels detected by radar;

(vi) The more exact assessment of the visibility that may be possible when radar is used to determine the range of vessels or other objects in the vicinity.

Rule 9 - Narrow Channel

A vessel proceeding along the course of a narrow channel or fairway shall keep as near to the outer limit of the channel or fairway which lies on her starboard side as is safe and practicable.

(ii) Notwithstanding paragraph (a)(i) of this Rule and Rule 14(a)  a power-driven vessel operating in narrow channels or fairways on the Great Lakes, Western Rivers, or waters specified by the Secretary, and proceeding downbound with a following current shall have the right-of-way over an upbound vessel, shall propose the manner and place of passage, and shall initiate the maneuvering signals prescribed by Rule 34(a)(i) as appropriate. The vessel proceeding upbound against the current shall hold as necessary to permit safe passing.

(b) A vessel of less than 20 meters in length or a sailing vessel shall not impede the passage of a vessel that can safely navigate only within a narrow channel or fairway.

(c) A vessel engaged in fishing shall not impede the passage of any other vessel navigating within a narrow channel or fairway.

(d) A vessel must not cross a narrow channel or fairway if such crossing impedes the passage of a vessel which can safely navigate only within such channel or fairway. The latter vessel ,inland: MUST, international MAY, use the signal prescribed in Rule 34(d) if in doubt as to the intention of the crossing vessel. 5 short blasts ( Danger Doubt )

(i) In a narrow channel or fairway when overtaking, the power-driven vessel intending to overtake another power-driven vessel shall indicate her intention by sounding the appropriate signal prescribed in Rule 34(c) and take steps to permit safe passing. The power-driven vessel being overtaken, if in agreement, shall sound the same signal and may, if specifically agreed to, take steps to permit safe passing. If in doubt she shall sound the signal prescribed in Rule 34(d)

(ii) This Rule does not relieve the overtaking vessel of her obligation under Rule 13

(f) A vessel nearing a bend or an area of a narrow channel or fairway where other vessels may be obscured by an intervening obstruction shall navigate with particular alertness and caution and shall sound the appropriate signal ( One prolong blast ) prescribed in Rule 34(e)

(g) Any vessel shall, if the circumstances of the case admit, avoid anchoring in a narrow channel.

A quick primer for Rules of the road

Some basic Rules of the road for the casual boater

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