GL: Black Warrior, Birmingport, AL to Mobile Bay to Orange Beach, AL

[John & Judy Gill]

Andy and list,

Yes your rule of a Single Whistle or Horn blast for passing the other
vessel on your Port Side (one blast for a syllable word) and Two
blasts for the Starboard Side (two syllable word) holds true, but it
is for the Vessel Sounding the Whistle or Horn.

Three Short blasts (three words) equals I'm In Reverse.

One Long blast (Leaving)

One Short blast and One Long blast (Open Bridge)

Five Short blasts (I disagree with your signal OR We have a dangerous
situation)

John Gill
Two J's V
AGLCA Loopers

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On Feb 28, 2007, at 4:21 PM, Andy La Stella wrote:

> I always think of the one whistle pass as taking the other vessel
> on my
> port side (one whistle for the single syllable side) and two
> whistle pass
> as taking the other vessel on my starboard side (two whistles for
> the two
> syllable side).  Hope that helps.
>
> Andy La Stella email andylastella@hotmail.com
>
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>   From: "Brent Hodges" <vbhodges@cableone.net>
>   CC: trawlers-and-trawlering@lists.samurai.com,
>   great-loop@lists.samurai.com,Marty Hawkins <martybhawk@charter.net>
>   Subject: Re: GL: Black Warrior, Birmingport, AL to Mobile Bay to
>   Orange Beach, AL
>   Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:48:49 -0600
>> Elaine wrote:
>>
>> Also, your ship radio is the most
>>> important piece of equipment while traversing these waters.
>   (endsnip)
>>
>> And just for that reason, I strongly reccomend a fixed radio for a
>   trip like
>> that. More reliable, and more range. A handheld for a backup ain't a
>   bad
>> idea either. I always run with 2 fixed raidio's on the bridge, with
>   a
>> handheld backup.
>>
>> I haven't noticed anyone mention whistle signals either. When
>   dealing with
>> the tow boats, he's not going to say "go around me on the right",
>   he's going
>> to tell you "see me on one whistle" or "see me on two whistles".
>   There is a
>> technical way of explaining it out of the "rule books", but the
>   little cheat
>> sheet I have stuck to my helm that keeps me out of trouble is this.
>   "One
>> whistle, port to port meeting, I go right" and "two whistles,
>   starboard to
>> starboard meeting, I go left" Whether you're overtaking or meeting,
>   if he
>> calls for a "one whistle" pass, you change course to your starboard,
>   or
>> right. The tow guys have always (almost) been very easy and
>   courteous to
>> deal with, but they EXPECT you to know what the whistle signals
>   mean.
>>
>> I welcome anyone to give a better explanation if I haven't made it
>   clear, or
>> said something wrong.
>>
>> Brent Hodges
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