Boats vs. float planes.

Just watched the video. Kinda the issue I'm hoping to avoid. :lol: But we'd have a few other things to do in just as short a time.

On a side note; that 2 stroke Johnson should've started on the first pull. :wink:
 
That video has been around for awhile.. It is photoshopped... The seapplane is from a separate video and overlaid on the staged scene with the fishermen...

denny-o
 
It's from the opening of a movie about fire bombers. Not photo shopped. I watched a interview of the director about it.
 
After a statement above, the stand on, give way vessel (not "right of way") should be clarified. These are inland and international rules, not state rules of navigation. In a few cases there are slight differences between "inland" and "international" rules.

The quote below is from the CG site:
http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=na ... ent#rule18

Which is good to have both on board and review periodically. Much is left out of the quotes because of the length of the document.

Rule 3: (e) The term "seaplane" includes any aircraft designed to maneuver on the water.

Rule 18 - Responsibilities Between Vessels:

Except where Rules 9, 10, and 13 otherwise require:

(a) A power-driven vessel underway shall keep out of the way of:

(i) a vessel not under command;
(ii) a vessel restricted in her ability to maneuver;
(iii) a vessel engaged in fishing;
(iiii) a sailing vessel.

(b) A sailing vessel underway shall keep out of the way of:

(i) a vessel not under command;
(ii) a vessel restricted in her ability to maneuver;
(iii) a vessel engaged in fishing.

(c) A vessel engaged in fishing when underway shall, so far as possible, keep out of the way of:

(i) a vessel not under command;
(ii) a vessel restricted in her ability to maneuver.

(d) (i) Any vessel other than a vessel not under command or a vessel restricted in her ability to maneuver shall, if the circumstances of the case admit, avoid impeding the safe passage of a vessel constrained by her draft, exhibiting the signals in Rule 28.

(ii) A vessel constrained by her draft shall navigate with particular caution having full regard to her special condition. [Intl]

(e/d) A seaplane on the water shall, in general, keep well clear of all vessels and avoid impeding their navigation. In circumstances, however, where risk of collision exists, she shall comply with the Rules of this Part.
 
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