# Collision Avoidance at Sea

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/collision-avoidance-at-sea/56840>\
**Category:** Professional Mariner Forum\
**Created:** [September 23, 2020, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/collision-avoidance-at-sea/56840 "2020-09-23T11:04:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kennebec\_Captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kennebec_captain/32/13_2.png) [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/collision-avoidance-at-sea/56840/2 "2020-09-23T12:50:09Z")

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> [@USS Fitzgerald Collision: NTSB Investigation Report Highlights Navy Failures,](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uss-fitzgerald-collision-ntsb-investigation-report-highlights-navy-failures/56581/18):
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> My naval experience at sea was that we almost invariably avoided merchant ships by early, bold course changes regardless of our right of way. In this way we showed our intentions and didn’t chatter about it.

How is that in compliance with COLREGS?

- (i) Where one of two vessels is to keep out of the way **the other shall keep her course and speed.**

And "right of way? Is that even in the Int COLRGES now?

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