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Navigational Rules
Boats on the water, like cars on the street,
have specific navigational rules that must be
recognized and understood by boat
operators to avoid collisions.
Navigational rules, commonly called “Rules
of the Road,” are subject to differences
depending on where you are boating and
the regulatory body that manages the rules
for the area in which you boat.
In Canada, these rules are also known as
“Collision Regulations,” which can be found
through Canada’s federal ministry of
transportation, Transport Canada. It is
important to note that although federally
regulated, depending on where you boat in
Canada, there may also be provincial or
local variations or additional regulations that
each boat operator is responsible for
knowing before starting out onto the water.
Differences may also exist depending on a
vessel’s use in either inland waters (where
governmental regulations are usually more
prominent) or use on the High Seas (where
International Rules apply).
Failure to comply with navigational rules
may result in death or injury.
Boat operators are responsible for the safe
operation of their vessel. It is an offence to
operate any type of pleasure craft in a
manner which might endanger the public.
Operators are responsible for not only their
vessel, but the wakes and wash of their
vessel as it passes others.
Failure to comply with navigational rules
may result significant fines, penalties,
and/or possible jail time.
Information listed below has been
condensed relative to the likely use of the
CCBL1 model boat and is provided for
general reference only. It is not intended to
encompass the entirety of the Rules of
Navigation for every boat type, propulsion
type, or for any particular boating area. This
manual focuses primarily on generally
accepted rules and regulations for many
areas and is tailored to the most likely
applications this particular model of boat.
Each boater has the individual responsibility
of researching and understanding the
navigational rules governing their individual
boating area.
Navigational Rules exist to establish safe
practices and to clarify right-of-way rules for
vessels that meet each other while under
way.
RIGHT-OF-WAY
The vessel with the right-of-way that
maintains its speed and course is called the
stand-on vessel. The vessel that yields or
changes direction is called the give-way
vessel and is determined by several factors.
1. How is each of the meeting vessels
powered? Motors? Sails? Oars?
a. A general rule is that the less
maneuverable vessel or a vessel whose
maneuverability is restricted usually retains
the right-of-way.
Once it’s determined which vessel is more
maneuverable, or that both are equally
maneuverable, the boat operators will utilize
each vessel’s direction in further
determining which vessel will retain the
right-of-way.
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