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Vessels are meeting on nearly reciprocal courses (vessel A has vessel B on STBD bow)

  • Description of scenario: Vessel A: power-driven vessel
    Vessel B: power-driven vessel
    Area: On the high seas
    Visibility: Good (Vessels in sight of one another)
    Vessel A is meeting vessel B on nearly reciprocal courses so as to involve risk of collision
    Vessel A has vessel B nearly ahead on STBD bow
  • Rule(s) to be applied: Rule 14 (Head-on situation)
  • Applying the Rule(s) and comments: In accordance with Rule 14 (b) (Head-on situation), head-on situation shall be deemed to exist when a vessel (vessel A) sees the other (vessel B) nearly ahead and by night she could see the masthead lights of the other nearly in a line and/or both sidelights and by day she observes the corresponding aspect of the other vessel.
    In accordance with Rule 14 (c) (Head-on situation), when a vessel is in any doubt as to whether such a situation exists she shall assume that it does exist and act accordingly.
  • Bird’s-eye view:

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  • Bridge view (from vessel A):

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  • Radar screen view (on vessel A):

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