Rule 7: Risk of Collision | COLREGS In Depth

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----------ABOUT THE VIDEO----------

This video was originally uploaded to our other channel, Casual Navigation, back in 2018.

An "in depth" look at Rule 7 of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, the COLREGS. The COLREGS are the rules of the road that vessels must obey at sea to avoid collisions.

Rule 7 covers "Risk of Collision". In this video I go into detail about the rule and give examples of how to apply the rule at sea.

----------RULE 7----------

Rule 7: Risk of Collision

(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.

(b) Proper use shall be made of radar equipment if fitted and operational, including long-range scanning to obtain early warning of risk of collision and radar plotting or equivalent systematic observation of detected objects.

(c) Assumptions shall not be made on the basis of scanty information, especially scanty radar information.

(d) In determining if risk of collision exists the following considerations shall be among those taken into account:

i. such risk shall be deemed to exist if the compass bearing of an approaching vessel does not appreciably change;

ii. such risk may sometimes exist even when an appreciable bearing change is evident, particularly when approaching a very large vessel or a tow or when approaching a vessel at close range.

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[michael]

Studying for my 60ton masters limited and this info is super helpful awesome work!

[shyrimovstanislav]

thanks a lot!! Your pronunciation is f****ing amasing)

[bostonnews]

Hey Boyd thanks for the video now colregulations made more sense.

[anna_and_max]

Thank you for your video 😊 very helpful

[yoyomemory]

nice explanation!!! thank you very much

[Panteleimon-wx]

Sir what is the best spot to take bearing?

[XxihewixX]

To the Acting subbie nwo who is reading this. Don't worry. You got this.

[agwilt]

I have a question, if there's anyone still knocking around here -- in the case of the bearing change despite a collision course, wouldn't it be enough to keep recording bearings to the bow and stern of the long vessel (or the bow of the towing and the stern of the towed vessel)? Then one ought to be fine if both bearings go up or both bearings go down significantly, but in danger if they change in different directions or if one bearing stays constant.

[alokdubey]

Good job but your audio is very low and a lot of times what you say is not clearly audible

[alangrant]

Thanks for pronouncing the Ts in button etc. when muricans drop the T it drives me men’al.