There's one set of rules that covers everything from the QE II to a seven foot dinghy with a 2 HP motor The rules are antiquated and ignored by many. In my area, the only time I hear ship horns is when it's foggy. The commercial ships contact each other by radio and use the terms "one whistle" and "two whistles".
Imagine a busy public boat ramp. Can you imagine each boater sounding three blasts of a horn as be backs off the trailer into the water?
So while we're on the subject of "rules", I imagine most of us use an anchor light while anchored at night, but how many of us display an anchor ball when anchored in the daytime?
Imagine a busy public boat ramp. Can you imagine each boater sounding three blasts of a horn as be backs off the trailer into the water?
So while we're on the subject of "rules", I imagine most of us use an anchor light while anchored at night, but how many of us display an anchor ball when anchored in the daytime?