Questionnaire. Sailing/Power vessels<20m crossing TSS's

[jameshowells1]

Below is a link to questionnaire on rule 10(j) of colregs which forms part of my research for BSc Marine Studies. Click on the link and the online questionnaire will take approx. 10 minutes to complete.
The aims are to find out if leisure mariners have a different interpretation of this rule than merchant mariners, and to see if this could lead to an increased risk of collision. Also to investigate any possible causes of differences of opinion and to consider possible improvements to rule 10(j)
http://FreeOnlineSurveys.com/renders...rv3koxz2566394
Thank you very much for your anticipated support with this research.

[prr]

All your questions are directed to Merchant Mariners, so why are you asking them to Leisure Mariners on this site &amp; not a Merchant Mariners site?

[Dyflin]

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All your questions are directed to Merchant Mariners, so why are you asking them to Leisure Mariners on this site &amp; not a Merchant Mariners site?

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[prr]

Ok, but only a few OOW´s would read it (Spotters!)
He should try their Union Paper NUMAST Telegraph or their website nautilusuk.org

[laurance]

Parts of this rule deal specifically with the interaction between 'small' and 'large' vessels, if you are one half of this equation then putting yourself in the mindset of an OOW seems to me a valuable exercise. Equally it would be useful if more OOW's had experience of crossing TSS's in small vessels.
A robust debate on the COLREGS by all who's safety depends on them should be encouraged in every quarter. This seems to have been carefully placed in the proper part of the forum but it would be a shame if recreational seafarers did not get to read and answer it at a result.
The us-and-them atmosphere between commercial and pleasure sailors can do no good when it comes to the COLREGS.

[voith]

hi all,
well I am a near continental master qualified up to 20000t and even though I am on basic equiped vessels, after looking at that list of questions, to me it really only boiled down to this, who cares tuppenth what length the other vessel is, if its in your way you have to do something about it full stop, you can't stand on the bridge/wheelhouse jumping up and down shouting follow the regs, (and to tell the truth WAFI's really wind me up and after altering course the wheelhouse does tend to turn blue) you still have to use self preservation and take proper avoiding action.

I work in a practical way so trying to put distances and times into the answers did not work with me as there are so many variables, I tend to operate in a defensive way and to try to eliminate the problem from the first sight of the other vessel.

where a lot of the problems lay I think, is its becoming an arcade game in the bridge, with the new chart plotters, officers are steaming down a line, and wo betide anyone who interferes with your course, you find bridge officers determined to hit that mark of the waypoint, you only have to watch the routing patterns off places like Skagen for example, to see this, there can be too much reliance on the equipment, and not enough seat of the pants basic seamanship.

Mind you, I would fight you if you wanted to take my auto pilot away

all the best
voith