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Navigating the Waterways
- The Navigation Rules : Disclaimer
- Common Navigation Rule Violations
- Determining Your Position and Course of Direction
- Determining the Risk of Collision
- The Responsibility Between Vessels Rule
- Determining Right-of-Way
- Collision Avoidance Rules: Powerboats - Head-on Approach
- Collision Avoidance Rules: Powerboats - Port (Left) Approach
- Collision Avoidance Rules: Powerboats - Starboard (Right) Approach
- Collision Avoidance Rules: Powerboats - Overtaking
- Using Sound Signals for Navigation
- Collision Avoidance Rules: Sailboats
- Restricted Visibility and Safe Operation
- Navigating at Night
- Head-on Approach
- Port (Left) Approach
- Starboard (Right) Approach
- Overtaking
- What Else Does a White Light Indicate?
- Aids to Navigation
- The Lateral Marking System
- The Four Main Types of Lateral Buoys
- ‘Red Right Returning’
- How do I determine which way is upstream?
- The Non-Lateral Marking System
- The Intracoastal Waterway (ICW)
- The Western Rivers System
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