Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
Every vessel shall at all times proceed at a safe speed so that
it 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:
(A)
By all vessels:
(1) The state of visibility.
(2) The traffic density including
concentration of fishing vessels or any other vessels.
(3) The maneuverability of the vessel with
special reference to stopping distance and turning ability in the prevailing
conditions.
(4) At night the
presence of background light such as from shore lights or from back scatter of
its own lights.
(5) The state of
wind, sea, and current, and the proximity of navigational hazards.
(6) The draft in relation to the available
depth of water.
(B)
Additionally, by vessels with operational radar:
(1) The characteristics, efficiency and
limitations of the radar equipment.
(2) Any constraints imposed by the radar
range scale in use.
(3) The effect
on radar detection of the sea state, weather, and other sources of
interference.
(4) The possibility
that small vessels, ice and other floating objects may not be detected by radar
at an adequate range.
(5) The
number, location, and movement of vessels detected by radar.
(6) 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.
For the purposes of this rule the term "collision" includes
every description of accident or casualty either intentional or unintentional.
No person shall operate or permit to be operated, any vessel on
the waters in this state, in violation of this rule.
