Malibu Boats Wakesetter 20VTX 2019 Owner's Manual

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2019 Malibu Boats, LLC Owner’s Manual • Page 24crossing the river. The illustration depicts a situation in which you arethe boat in the center and you are the privileged vessel. You musthold course and speed. All vessels approaching your vessel from thedirections depicted by the red vessels must yield to your boat.Conversely, the illustration depicts a situation in which youare the boat in the center and you are the burdened vessel. Youmust give right-of-way to all vessels coming towards you from thedirections shown in green.Meeting Head-OnWhen meeting head-on, neither vessel has the right of way. Bothboats should decrease speed, turn towards their right (starboardside) and pass on their left sides (port-to-port). However, if bothboats are clearly on each other’s right (starboard) side then, eachvessel should sound two short blasts and pass on their right sides(starboard-to-starboard).OvertakingThe boat that is overtaking one ahead of it is the burdened boatand must make any adjustments necessary to keep out of the way ofthe privileged boat, until the burdened boat is well ahead and clear ofthe vessel being overtaken.The General Prudential RuleThe General Prudential Rule regarding right of way, is that ifa collision appears unavoidable, neither boat has right of way. Asprescribed in the Rules of the Road, both boats must act to avoidcollision.Rule 2 in the International Rules says, “In construing andcomplying with these Rules due regard shall be had toall dangers of navigation and collision and to any specialcircumstances, including the limitations of the vessels involved,which may make a departure from these Rules necessary toavoid immediate danger.”Other Rules of the RoadWhen navigating in narrow channels, you should keep to theright when it is safe and practical to do so. If the operator of a power-driven vessel is preparing to go around a bend that may obstruct theview of other water vessels, the operator should sound a prolongedblast on the whistle or horn—four to six seconds.If another vessel is around the bend, it too should sound thewhistle or horn. Even if no reply is heard, however, the vessel shouldstill proceed around the bend with caution.If you navigate these type of waters, you should carry a portableair horn, which are available from local marine supply stores.Aids to NavigationLearn to recognize thedifferent buoys and daymarkers; they are the signpostsof the waterways. The UnitedStates Aids to NavigationSystem (USATONS) is theprimary marking system usedon inland water, coastal watersand rivers in the United States.This system is maintained bythe U.S. Coast Guard (USCG).There are two primarymarking systems in use in the U.S.: the Uniform State WaterwayMarking System (USWMS), used on inland waters and maintainedby each state, and the Federal Waterway Marking System (FWMS),used on coastal waters and rivers and maintained by the USCG. Inaddition, the FWMS has two modified systems: the Western RiverBuoyage, and the Intracoastal Waterway Buoyage. Be sure to checkwith local authorities on the buoyage system in use in your boatingregion.The type of hazard/warning buoys and markers depends on thearea of jurisdiction. Check with local boating authorities.USWMS SystemIn the USWMS Lateral System, well-defined channels aremarked with red and black buoys, and the boat should pass betweenthem.The USWMS Cardinal System is used when there is no well-Spherical Safe Water Markerhttps://www.boat-manuals.com/