IRPCS Rules of the Road

IRPCS Rules of the road, Paul explains the basics of the Rules of the Road for sailing vessels and power vessels, who gives way and who stands on. This is more than enough information for you to understand this part of the ENS Course and the start of Rules of the road in the RYA Day Skipper Course
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:42 Introduction
2:39 WHO GIVES WAY TO WHOM POWER-DRIVEN VESSELS GIVE WAY TO
4:10 BASIC NAVIGATION LIGHTS
4:58 2 POWERBOATS HEAD-ON
5:09 BOTH BOATS GIVE WAY & TURN TO STARBOARD PASS PORT TO PORT
5:46 POWERBOATS HEAD ON BOTH BOATS GIVE-WAY & TURN TO STARBOARD
6:23 RULE 15 - POWERBOATS CROSSING GIVE WAY TO BOATS COMING FROM THE RIGHT
8:02 RULE 18 - ALL BOATS OVERTAKING ALL OVERTAKING BOATS GIVE WAY
9:09 RULE 18 - WHO GIVES WAY TO WHOM SAILING VESSELS GIVE WAY TO
9:45 SAILING BOATS ON THE SAME TACK WINDWARD YACHT GIVES WAY
11:05 RULE 12 - SAILING BOATS ON DIFFERENT TACKS THE YACHT ON PORT TACK GIVES WAY TO YACHTS ON STARBOARD TACK
15:03 A is sailing B is under power-Power gives way to sail B GIVES WAY and goes behind A

[@holleroehdullioeh]

Thanks, Paul! this one was really helpful.

[@CitySailing]

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[@wilmakirkland7505]

So useful, many thanks

[@carlb9009]

Thanks for the very clear explanation. Nicely done ✅ I’ll have to watch it a few times to fully absorb it 🤔

[@CitySailing]

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[@Jo.King_]

Taking my Day Skipper course next month. Your videos have been so useful. Thanks

[@CitySailing]

Great to hear!

[@bigglyguy8429]

How did it go Rob?

[@RCrudi]

Thanks, really clear and helpful.

[@CitySailing]

You're welcome! I should start charging for my clarity and helpfulness. Just kidding, glad I could assist!

[@Royfile]

Another excellent upload. Great explanation of rules 👍🏻

[@CitySailing]

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[@vidadepuerto]

Thanks!

[@CitySailing]

No problem!

[@chrisrjcox]

Very good video, thank you! Thank you so much!!

[@CitySailing]

Thanks

[@ChrisBashforth]

Loving the City Sailing lessons. As a bit of a nerd have spotted - the overtaking rule is no. 13 at least in my copy of the rules.

[@CitySailing]

I will double-check the video when I can, I hope there will be the second part of the DS quiz going up tonight.

[@CitySailing]

Yup you are right, thanks I will amend, we have uploaded a section on the RYA Day Skipper General Exam Quiz in three parts

[@andydoran30]

Thankyou big help

[@pointnemo72]

A mine sweeper?! Hell, if it's a mine sweeper, that's international code for turning around and getting as far away as possible 😂😂

[@CitySailing]

Thanks, I have often wondered!!!

[@pointnemo72]

@@CitySailing 😂 I'm just surprised you mentioned a mine sweeper. Maybe I don't know what kind of a mine sweeper you are referring to? In my mind a mine sweeper is a ship that's clearing military sea mines. So I would be very surprised to see such a ship active today. I know WWII mines can pop up every now and again, but I think most have been cleared by now.

[@petergarland7995]

V good

[@CitySailing]

Thanks

[@ragamuffinthepollywog]

I have just recently taken an interest in sailing so forgive me if this is a stupid question. In the last slide it looks as if boat A has no sails up which may mean it is under power. Power boats give way to sail boats? I'm a little confused.

[@TheAegisClaw]

B has no sails up either. I think youre mistaking the topping lift for a sail. Sp they are both powered vessels.

[@Tom-dt4ic]

Excellent presentation. I just don't understand the last example. Wouldn't the sailboat with its sails down which then makes it a powerboat, have to give way to the sailboat?

[@CitySailing]

They are both motor vessels, B can see A's port hand red light, so he has to give way. They are both motorboats. Thanks foir watching Paul

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[@oliverhansen2784]

@@CitySailing if B has the sails up, how do you identify it as a power vessel?

[@simonforbes2453]

The motoring cone day-shape indicates it is motor-sailing, @@oliverhansen2784

[@NGrimX]

It’s displaying a black cone which means it is also motoring (yes, with sails up). Video should mention this!

[@blahdiblah2169]

16:16 doesn't make sense because A is a sailboat under power and hence a power vessel, which should give way to B who is under sail. Even if we ignore this, and pretend both vessels are under sail then A is on a port tack and is windward, while B is on a starboard tack and leeward. So A (according to those rules) should give way to B. But then there's the light dilemma, which seems at first like conflicting rules. So can you please explain this?

[@CitySailing]

Both are power vessels, B has a motoring cone up to show it is a power driven vessel.

[@blahdiblah2169]

@@CitySailing In that case, that makes sense. Thank you.

[@bigglyguy8429]

Hi Paul, suppose you are approaching head-on to a sailing boat with a spinnaker, cannot see their boom, but you are on a starboard tack? In real life I think I'd give a single toot of the horn and turn to starboard, but I'm curious as you only mentioned if we're on a port tack? Thanks! Edit: you answered a few moments later, even if we're on a starboard tack we give way to windward. :)

[@CitySailing]

If you are on port you are stand on, if they are on stbd they will be the windward vessel and you will also be stand on, if you are unaware of their intentions give 5 short blasts, if they do not take avoiding action you must give way.

[@bigglyguy8429]

@@CitySailing Thanks!

[@Jack_Wood]

@citysailing I might be being pedantic here but in the final slide the A vessel looks like it has no sails raised, therefore I would assume that they are under mechanical power so would have to give way to B?

[@CitySailing]

Dear Jack In the final slide if A was sailing B would have to give way, if A was motoring (he is not showing his motoring cone) then B would also have to give way as he can see A's port side. Thank you for bringing this up for discussion and thank you for watching the videos. Cheers Paul

[@Jack_Wood]

@@CitySailing I'm confused still by this ha. I thought that the list of priorities meant that a motoring vessel had to give way to a sailing vessel, regardless of what way they are approaching each other? Or am I mistaken? (I'm quite new to all of this so just trying to understand, I didn't even know that there was a motoring cone)

[@CitySailing]

B would give way as he was motoring and A is sailing

[@Jack_Wood]

@@CitySailing On B the black Upside down cone towards the front halfway up the rigging is the motoring cone? I feel like I may have missed a few of your videos to notice that.

[@austinthornton3407]

I think the issue in the final scenario is that A is clearly under power and B could be mistaken for being under sail but we know is dual powered with motor and sail because of the motoring cone. Because both are under power, rule 15 (Crossing situation) applies so that B must give way because A is on its starboard side. But if B was sailing only, then A should give way. This is because powered boats give way to sail boats - reg 18. Reg 18 sets out the preceding regulations to which this hierarchy does not apply but this does not include reg 15. Therefore reg 18 takes precedence. I think the diagram intends to show the headsail furled and the main sail loose suggesting, along with the cone, that it is motor powered.

[@thenauticalnomadmactire]

unpowered / row or paddle?

[@marksykes5434]

Mechanical propulsion eg an engine , row or paddle is not power driven 👍

[@michaelguthrie2344]

Difficult to want to finish this when you have rule 1 wrong. What you are referring to as rule 1 could be interpreted as rule2. Sorry as any info that encourages helmsmen to increase knowledge is helpful.

[@CitySailing]

Thanks for your comments, I have blurred out the Rule one reference when we are not explaining rule 1, we appreciate all comments and will rectify videos where we can. Cheers Paul

[@stephenclearwater8874]

1min Avoid miss spelt