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Practical guides to the COLREGS, buoyage, lights and shapes, and exam prep - written to be useful at the chart table, not just in the classroom.
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Rule 15 Crossing Situations: Who Gives Way and Why
Rule 15 governs crossing situations at sea. Learn who gives way, what constant bearing means in practice, and why you must never cross ahead of the stand-on vessel.
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Rule 14: Recognising a Head-On and the Starboard Reflex
How to identify a head-on situation at night, why Rule 14's in-doubt clause matters, and why starboard is always the right turn.
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Stand-On vs Give-Way: Who Moves, and When Rules Change
Rule 16 and Rule 17 explained clearly - including the moment a stand-on vessel must stop standing on and take action.