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Old 02-05-2012, 04:41 AM   #12
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RE: Radar

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xfedex wrote:
Who here thinks navigation rules require you to use radar if it is installed and operational? Rule 7- Risk of Collision. It seems to me that you must properly use it.
*Here's the first line of rule 7..

*Every vessel shall use all available means appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditions to determine if risk of collision exists. If there is any doubt such risk shall be deemed to exist.

We normally don't use bow lookouts even though they may be appropriate in pea soup fog.* I doubt the USCG is going to beat up the average recreational boater for npt using RADAR on a clear day.* If they were going to...they would also extend the requirement to have a trained operastor on watch when using it...they know all too well the average rec boater can barely turn it on let alone use it wisely.

Mark makes a good point...unless you pull the dome..the motor can be turning and it could be the belt is slipping/broke (at least on some models).* There are lots of reasons RADARs don't show a display...most newer ones show a message on the screen and the troubleshooting guide gives a hint to what direction to work towards.
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