sbw1
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- Oct 10, 2006
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The rule is something like "Every vessel must use all available means appropriate, including lookout (eyes and ears), radar and radio, to determine if a risk of collision exists."I was new to radar last year so I made sure it was on every time I was out to kind of get used to what it shows to what I was seeing.
Not sure, but I thought someone said the Coast Guard requires it to be on at all times. Not sure of that statement.
For some "light" reading a copy of the COLREGS can be be downloaded. The book needs to be on the boat.I was new to radar last year so I made sure it was on every time I was out to kind of get used to what it shows to what I was seeing.
Not sure, but I thought someone said the Coast Guard requires it to be on at all times. Not sure of that statement.
The USCG would cite you for not using it if you are in an accident. They do not stop you for having it off if all is well.I was new to radar last year so I made sure it was on every time I was out to kind of get used to what it shows to what I was seeing.
Not sure, but I thought someone said the Coast Guard requires it to be on at all times. Not sure of that statement.
Correct. Radar is a big deal with commercial shipping, for us it still a very useful tool in the toolbox at the helm. It still come down to the operator. Even the Navy with more sensors than we can imagine still has collisions.The USCG would cite you for not using it if you are in an accident. They do not stop you for having it off if all is well.
My understanding is that your own boat is more visible to other boats radar scanner if your radar is running. Maybe that only applies to old school non digital???