So, while motorboats are the lowest on the pecking order, they’re still the stand-on vessels if overtaken by a sailboat. Overtaken vessels have top priority on the “pecking order,” meaning that every other boat must stay out of their way. If you are the overtaking boat, you must relay signals to the overtaken boat about your passing intentions. It’s this vessel’s responsibility to stay entirely out of the path of the overtaken boat. The boat behind the stand-on vessel is called the give-way vessel. This boat must maintain its speed and course until the ship behind it has safely passed. Foundation, the overtaken boat is known as the stand-on vessel. What kinds of boats have the right-of-way during passing situations? Here’s what it means when your boat is overtaken A speedboat overtaken | MARCOS MORENO/AFP via Getty ImagesĪ vessel is overtaken when another boat comes from a direction over 22.5 degrees behind it. While bodies of water are far less crowded than roads, you’re bound to encounter another boat sooner or later.
However, many inexperienced boaters don’t realize the standard rules for operating a boat.
Boats are also relatively inexpensive, with many new models costing less than $30,000.
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