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1 IRPCS IRPCS Rules, lights, shapes and Rules, lights, shapes and sounds sounds
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IRPCS. Rules, lights, shapes and sounds. Rules - Lookout. Sight, sound, VHF, Radar, AIS Watch blind spots No relaxing this rule. Rules - Lookout. Watch for traffic from behind High speed craft can come from horizon to your position in less than 10 mins!!. Does risk of collision exist?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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IRPCSIRPCSRules, lights, shapes and Rules, lights, shapes and
soundssounds
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Rules - Lookout Rules - Lookout
• Sight, sound, VHF, Radar, AISSight, sound, VHF, Radar, AIS• Watch blind spotsWatch blind spots• No relaxing this ruleNo relaxing this rule
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Rules - Lookout Rules - Lookout
• Watch for traffic from behindWatch for traffic from behind• High speed craft can come from horizon High speed craft can come from horizon
to your position in less than 10 mins!!to your position in less than 10 mins!!
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Does risk of collision exist?Does risk of collision exist?• Take Take
bearingbearing• If it does If it does
not change not change – risk of – risk of collision collision existsexists
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Rules – craft meetingRules – craft meeting• Port to portPort to port
• Turn rightTurn right
• Drive on rightDrive on right
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Rules – craft meetingRules – craft meeting• Give way to Give way to
craft on craft on starboard sidestarboard side
• Right is right!!Right is right!!
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Rules – craft meetingRules – craft meeting• Overtaking Overtaking
boat keeps boat keeps clearclear
• This includes This includes sailing boats!!sailing boats!!
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Rules – craft meeting -Rules – craft meeting -prioritiespriorities
• Give way to Give way to craft less able craft less able to manoeuvre to manoeuvre than you!than you!
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Rules – craft meeting -Rules – craft meeting -prioritiespriorities
• Give way to Give way to shipping in shipping in channels channels
• Cross with Cross with carecare
• Keep out if Keep out if possiblepossible
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Rules – Crossing a TSSRules – Crossing a TSS• Heading at right Heading at right
angles to TSSangles to TSS• Avoid crossing in Avoid crossing in
fogfog• Avoid sailing across Avoid sailing across
in light windsin light winds• Cross as quickly as Cross as quickly as
possiblepossible
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Rules – sailing vesselsRules – sailing vessels• Port gives way Port gives way
to starboardto starboard• Weather boat Weather boat
keeps clearkeeps clear• Overtaking Overtaking
boat keeps boat keeps clearclear
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Rules - Sound signalsRules - Sound signals• In good vizIn good viz• In fogIn fog
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Lights - small craft lightsLights - small craft lights
• All craft All craft 7m+7m+
• Less than Less than 50m 50m (power)(power)
• Less than Less than 20m (sail)20m (sail)
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Lights - ShipsLights - Ships• 50 m +50 m +• Watch for Watch for
deck deck lights!!lights!!
• Beware of Beware of backgrounbackground lightsd lights
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Lights Lights + + Shapes - Shapes - ShipsShips
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RevisioRevisionn
IRPCS RESTRICTED VISIBILITY
3 + 5 sec MIN
PILOT
5sec MIN
100M +
