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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 9 Narrow Channels: What Every Skipper Must Know
Rule 9 governs narrow channels for all vessels. Here is what keeping starboard, 'shall not impede', and overtaking signals mean in practice.
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RYA Day Skipper Theory: The COLREGS You'll Actually Be Tested On
Which COLREGS rules dominate the Day Skipper theory exam, the traps that catch candidates out, and a practical 4-week prep plan.
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Sound Signals Every Skipper Must Know: 1 Blast to 5
From one short blast to five, here is what COLREGS Rules 34 and 35 actually require - and where US Inland rules catch skippers out.