Boating Navigation Rules

A responsible boat operator will always take the time, before casting-off, to talk with passengers regarding safety. This is especially true if there are first-time passengers onboard your boat. Explain the necessity of knowing where all safety gear is located and what actions to take if an emergency happens. The boat operator is ultimately tasked with operating the boat responsibly and for the safety and well being of his or her passengers.

[@millieatr]

As a lifetime boater ,,,,, Be Courteous to other boaters , don't be afraid to give the right a way to the other guy . Relax and enjoy and its ok to throw out a friendly wave to passing boaters ...

[@hectorelbomba]

Awesome video! I just got my starting boat and this video really answered a bunch of unanswered q's that I had. Thanks!!

[@jeromecabral7464]

Thank you for sharing.this is very helpful

[@seikibrian8641]

4pples wrote: "Boating rules video with a guy driving a boat at 1:57 with no life jacket, brilliant." The rules don't require a PFD jacket to be WORN by adults, only that a wearable PFD is AVAILABLE for each person on board, plus one throwable (Type IV) PFD. That being said, that thing around his waist could very well be a belt-pack inflatable PFD, most of which are USCG approved.

[@farouqomaro598]

Good information. Here in Borneo you are not required to undergo any courses or obtain any sailing licenses if you are not manning a large ship, thus many of us go to sea without knowing the rules of the sea. Whatever we learn is through experience, some of which may be unpleasant.

[@mariterbrueggen2140]

Excellent!! We should all learn these.

[@vassilylucashenko]

Crushed 51, Not sure if you are asking how do you retrieve the anchor aka weigh anchor or something else. If it's the former, then you either manually haul up the anchor or if the boat (cabin cruiser or yacht) has an electric winch then you simply push the up button on the dash panel.

[@kenwagner5672]

Great videos Good reminder and lesson for all Boaters

[@bumbles3304]

Thank you.

[@rhodeislindred7735]

Cuz knowledge is power.....😄😃😀😊

[@patriot1303]

Please update video to current century

[@luisdonaldocolossio]

Patriot1 LoL

[@jps13party]

over taking horn signals... isnt it 1 blast for port, 2 for starboard?? not other way around?

[@TOMVUTHEPIMP]

No. 2 for port, 1 starboard.

[@retiredoldsarge5938]

At lest they should have had the focus right. I didnt finish it because of the OUT OF FOCUS HEADACHE I started getting.

[@jaybdvm]

Leaving and overtaking. As this is to be viewed by new boaters how about using non-official nautical terms. Leaving should be replaced by passing head on. Overtaking should be replaced by passing. I have been boating my whole life and never heard of the term "leaving".

[@Panda-vs7nx]

It would be funny when you are on the water and all you can hear are whistle and you don’t know who is using it

[@buffettfanman]

BWI in Texas is just like a DWI in a motor vehicle except you lose your boat!

[@TOMVUTHEPIMP]

No, you don't lose your boat.

[@scottw4603]

Good to know, I just drive big rigs..

[@nickzzst3694]

1 to build a boat two and one

[@crushed51]

A question for any sailor viewing this clip. How in the name of all that's holy do you "weigh" anchor on a cabin cruiser ?. All my searches come up with "cabin cruisers for sale", "how to drop anchor", or "activity on a battle cruiser weighing anchor", Nothing about how to actually weigh anchor and get under way. Not being an experienced sailor, I would imagine that it is a tad difficult to get under way before you get the anchor up, and if not actually on deck then at least off the bottom. I am thjinking of getting a cabin cruiser, and I THINK it might be helpful if I at least know how to get started, instead of mqaking myself look like a prize idiot. Can anybody show a link to how to do it, or actually tell me how to do it ?. Any heelp would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance friends

[@Pr0crustesify]

Im sort of in the same spot as you , I think I am going to do a skippers course , suggest you do the same , you'll learn these things in a course .

[@seikibrian8641]

+crushed51 "How in the name of all that's holy do you "weigh" anchor on a cabin cruiser ?" The procedure is essentially the same regardless of the type of vessel; the main difference is the size of the anchor and the type of equipment used. Very small boats may have small anchors that are lowered and raised by hand, while larger vessels may have powered windlasses (winches) to do it. Another difference is whether the boat has a self-stowing anchor on a bow pulpit, or if it needs to be taken inboard and stowed after being raised. The basic method, though, is the same. Here's the procedure: 1) Bring the boat over the anchor by hauling in the anchor rode or, in strong conditions, motoring toward the anchor. 2) When the bow of the boat is over the anchor, the anchor is hauled up by its rode (either by hand or windlass) until the anchor breaks out of the seabed. 3) If the anchor is unable to be broken out by hand or windlass, you have to haul the rode tight, cleat it, then use the power of the engine to break it out. I hope this helps.

[@crushed51]

Thank you most kindly my friend, that does indeed help a lot. I am most grateful. :)

[@billhooker3006]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weigh_anchor

[@seikibrian8641]

+ Bill Hooker -- What is the point of your link? It doesn't answer the question of how to weigh anchor on a cabin cruiser; it only defines the term "weigh anchor," which was never in question here.

[@Mike383HK]

You didn't cover operating through bridges and obstructions. 5MPH. A friend was killed under a bridge while crabbing. A drunken SOB ran him over at 35MPH or more, killing him!!! He didn't stop. He went home and went to sleep while his friends cleaned up his boat.

[@mudpuddle8805]

I dont think there is any rule that says you have to do 5MPH under all bridges. Sounds like your friend wasn't using drunk repellent.

[@ricknicholson5894]

The problems based on published statistics show the greater number of collisions occur when one or more boats are smaller, roughly below 20 feet. Why only have the requirement that the rules be kept on boats above 39 feet? This is only logical as the majority of boats are smaller.

[@n1ywb]

having a copy on board is useless at 30+ mph

[@robinstewart6510]

I suspect the somewhat cynical premise is that smaller boats mainly pose a risk only to other smaller boats, while larger boats pose a risk to far more. There's also only so much space on smaller boats for such things. Nevertheless, the operator of any boat would be wise to at least have a copy and know the contents.

[@gabrieldalcomune3044]

Can you guys please make rules more strict and actually provide a test, so many people don't know how to drive a boat I've almost been hit while anchored.

[@kylehill3643]

No amount of 'strictness" will fix people who do that. It will just mean they work harder in memorization.

[@rickoliver2059]

Gabriel Dalcomune , I couldn`t agree more . I`m in New Zealand and I`ve completed a " Day Skipper " course a few years ago . We all sat a test at the end of the course and I would recommend that all users of pleasure craft be obliged to do the course , as there is so much basic knowledge to be aware of and saving lives at sea through common sense . I`ve seen people who own and operate the so called Gin Palaces , putting everybody`s lives at risk because some of them have not got a clue as to how to operate the vessel they own or what the rules of the road are on the sea !!

[@markrobbins9552]

Kinda have to agree with kyle and oscar. You have to test for cars, with aircraft you have to prove to 2 instructors and a federal agency that you know what you're doing. A boat you have zero license requirements. A lot of people see boats as toys, and that's how they operate them.

[@wernerhahn141]

@@markrobbins9552 Here in Germany you'll need a licence (theoretical and practial exam by authorities) for boating except of a few regions without any commercial traffic. But even here the use of PFDs is only encouraged in locks, but there's no law to wear them. In the UK and Ireland you'll get a 15 minute information on boating and are allowed to steer a 45- feeter with a wide beam. And the most common problem is alcohol.

[@markrobbins9552]

Werner Hahn Here in the US you have to have PFDS on board. You are encouraged to wear them at all times. The exception is all boats under 26ft, PFDS must be worn by anyone 12yrs and under. Other than that discretion is up to the individual or operator. I don't have a problem with that. I insist on them in rough seas or anytime for weak swimmers. I wish we had something like what you guys have on certification the things people do in channels around other boats is unbelievable. Won't comment on the UK or Ireland, wonderful people but they do a lot of things that make no sense.

[@fifthhorseman6933]

Too bad 99% of everyone else on the water is drunk or clueless.

[@TOMVUTHEPIMP]

Exactly. Whoever is the most sober gives way to the drunk and clueless.

[@briangreene5664]

Really. You have evidence?

[@brandonmeekison9798]

Did you know

[@robertcoups3918]

Many good boating videos on KZbin, but please leave out the lame music. It is distracting !

[@waynechase7791]

Robert Couple is

[@harrycarrey1225]

Is it legal to pass a boat by catching a wave off another boats wake and jumping over the boat you are trying to pass?

[@kevinf4975]

Only if you are being chased by international assassins.

[@TOMVUTHEPIMP]

Filmed with a carrot?

[@dirtyblond2332]

Freon horn...

[@cq7415]

Not that good.

[@righthander26]

I keep forgetting to remove the large sign on the front of my boat that says "Let's play Chicken". I've never seen it, but I'm sure it is there. It's the only explanation for what the weekend warriors do when I get on plane.

[@tedangle321]

L9

[@bobsseo]

Is it possible to make a lower quality video? It looks like garbage, nearly useless.

[@4pples]

Boating rules video with a guy driving a boat at 1:57 with no life-jacket, brilliant

[@kylehill3643]

Very rarely do you need a life jacket unless you are a dangerous boater who does things to the boat you shouldn't.

[@bdtrap]

If he's on the boat that close to shore, hopefully he can swim. If he's in the US, USCG rules are that the PFD be available, not that the PFD be worn. Certain PFD's only "count" if worn, but those are usually offshore type 3 PFD's. Nothing wrong with what he's doing in the video, especially if the PFD is bulky and inhibits normal operation of the boat, e.g. if it shoves his arms to the side and makes steering more difficult.

[@actionj29]

Did anyone else get the lame junior high "vibe" of this video? I almost fell asleep watching it

[@aguyandhiscomputer]

It needs a MST3K version.