[image] Stena Immaculate on fire off UK Hopefully the Stena Immaculate was making the requisite sound signals of a vessel in fog. I assume her AIS was indicating that she was a vessel at anchor and to whether she used her VHF to warn the Solong will be certainly be of concern to the subsequent en…

[image] requiem: The case of applying the steering and sailing rules to a vessel that’s “stopped” is particularly problematic Rule 2 - from Farwell’s: The same line of reasoning that presumes it bad seamanship to hit a vessel that is moored or at anchor applies when a collision occurs betwe…

[image] requiem: My own take is that being becalmed without a working engine does count as NUC, I can assure you that no master of a large sailing vessel considers being becalmed as NUC regardless of the state of the engine. This whole concept of a sailing vessel being required by some, as y…

There is a flag code for I have stopped sailing, never knew that till Indonesia wants you to fly the code when clearing in.

[image] Kennebec_Captain: What’s the question? Really? [image] Jughead: I simply cannot believe that sensible mariners on this site would advocate standing on towards a vessel stopped for whatever reason muttering, ‘get out of my way you imbecile, don’t you know the rules?’

[image] How are you using AIS? Professional Mariner Forum Yes, in some cases at least. From Farwell’s: The same line of reasoning that presumes it bad seamanship to hit a vessel that is moored or at anchor applies when a collision occurs between a vessel with way upon h…

I also disagree that a becalmed sailing vessel is not obliged to move (presumably by another means) to comply with the rules (presumably to keep clear of an approaching vessel). And that NUC is inappropriate for a becalmed sailing vessel regardless of engine readiness. And that a becalmed sailing …

[image] Meme.Lord: From everything I have read, a sailing vessel with a secured engine, that has become becalmed, is Not under command. I would have just called this situation " A vessel under sail" and gets the protection of rule 18

a becalmed sailing vessel is a sailing vessel, it is not NUC - it has the protections and responsibilities that the rules allow vessels under sail

[image] Jughead: Stopped is generally safe. The rules say so. Steering and sailing rules apply to the other vessel, who being a seaman, understands a becalmed sailing vessel isn’t going to move anywhere quickly. So can we stop inventing improbable circumstances that put the onus on a vessel obvi…

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