Title:
Farwell's rules of the nautical road.
Author:
Edition:
8th ed. / Craig H. Allen.
Publication Date:
2005
Publication Information:
Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c2005.
Physical Description:
xii, 719 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9781591140085
General Note:
"Originally known as the Rules of the nautical road by Captain Raymond F. Farwell."
Rev. ed. of: Farwell's rules of the nautical road. 7th ed / prepared by Richard A. Smith. c1994.
Contents:
History of the nautical rules of the road -- Collision law in the United States -- Rule applicability, definitions, structure, and construction -- The rule of good seamanship and the general prudential rule -- Lookout, radar systems, and watchstanding -- The safe speed rule -- Risk of collision -- Action to avoid collision -- Responsibilities in narrow channels and fairways -- Responsibilities in managed waterways: TSS and VTS -- Responsibilities based on vessel type, status, or employment -- The head-on situation -- The overtaking situation -- The crossing situation -- Responsibilities in restricted visibility -- Lights and shapes -- Sound and light signals.
Language:
English
