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Module 05 - Navigating the Waterways
Collision Avoidance Rules: Powerboats - Head-on Approach
When power-driven boats approach each other head-on, neither boat has the right-of-way.
Both operators (A and B) must take early and substantial action to steer clear of each other and steer to starboard (to the right) as soon as possible in order to avoid a collision.
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