Crossing Shipping Lanes Safely: The 90-Degree Rule Explained | A Rhumb Line

Описание: Shipping lanes are designed to move large vessels efficiently, but they present unique risks for smaller boats. Shipping lanes are designated systems of waterways that are displayed on nautical charts as colored "highways". They are delineated on the water by series of navigational buoys that mark the edges of the lanes or channels.
In this video, we explain why it’s important to cross shipping lanes at a 90-degree angle, how this practice improves visibility and predictability, and how it helps reduce the risk of close-quarters situations with commercial traffic. Understanding how your vessel appears to ships traveling at speed is a key part of safe seamanship.
This topic is especially relevant in busy waterways where recreational and commercial traffic share the same space.

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