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In the following illustration, your boat is in the center. You
should give the right-of-way to any vessels shown in the
white area (you are the give-way vessel). Any vessels in
the shaded area must yield to you (they are the give-way
vessels). Both you and the meeting vessel must alter
course to avoid each other.
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BURDENED
VESSEL
DANGER ZONE
PRIVILEGED
VESSEL
12 O'CLOCK
4 O'CLOCK
BASIC RULES OF THE ROAD
Figure 2-1
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