Rules of the Road - Rule 5 (Lookout)

[@sxdrujandis]

Yea, so if you look into STCW it states that the Officer of the watch can only be the lookout during periods of daylight, and then only when it is safe to do so (eg. not near any traffic or navigational hazards, traffic lanes, etc). The helmsman cannot be a lookout at anytime. So, therefore I would interpret that as requiring 3 persons on the bridge at night when not in safe conditions. I have never worked on a ship that adheres to that watch arrangement, with exception of when navigating in narrow channels, rivers, or approaches to port, where the master is on the bridge and he has the con, then the officer can be a designated lookout. Please correct me if I am wrong, or missed something. Very open-ended wording indeed. ty

[@akshdeepsharma9252]

Sir, if on VHF we get a call from a vessel that is on a head on course with us and asks us to cross stbd to stbd instead of Port to port. Then shall we do it? Continuing with the same question i would like to ask you wether VHF can be used as an collision avoidance tool? I would be very thankful to you if you could clear these doubts. Thankyou Sir.

[@SteeringMariners]

There is nothing wrong with going port to port but it is not the preferred way based on prudent practices of seamanship. Better to go stbd to stbd if you have searoom available. VHF is not recommended as a collision avoidance tool and neither is AIS as there could be confusion in recognition of vessels. Better to show your intention through a change in course or speed and make it apparent enough for it to be recognised.

[@akshdeepsharma9252]

@@SteeringMariners thankyou sir😄

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