GL: Whistles-coming upon a Tow

[Andy La Stella]

With the risk of piling on...I agree with Kevin.  Signals are based on
the intitiating vessel's side.  After YOU intiate a request to overtake a
vessel and when a vessel that YOU are overtaking asks for a two whistle
pass, he means that YOU are to leave him on YOUR starboard side (2
whstiles, two syllables).  That means that YOU as the overtaking vessel
will steer to YOUR port, conduct a safe pass with the vessel being
overtaken being left on YOUR two whistle side (starboard).  For the sake
of clarity, this means as you are pasiing the vessel that you are
overtaking, you should be able to see the other vessel by looking over
your starboard rail. 

Hope this helps.

Andy La Stella email andylastella@hotmail.com

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  From: "Kevin Redden" <kfredden@verizon.net>
  To: "Great-Loop List" <great-loop@lists.samurai.com>
  Subject: Re: GL: Whistles-coming upon a Tow
  Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 23:36:33 -0500
  > > -----Original Message-----
  > > Upon sighting a tow, you should ask what HIS passing or
  overtaking
  > > preference is,and upon hearing the somewhat mangled
  "seeyaondaone" He is
  > > saying ,that when you pass or overtake HIM, HE wants to see you
  on HIS port
  > > side,therefore you steer whichever way puts you passing him on
  his port
  > > side. Obviously the way you steer to accomplish this is different
  if you
  > > are
  > > passing his front or overtaking. "onthetwo" means the
  opposite,ie. when you
  > > pass him, either way, he expects to see you on his starboard
  side.
  >
  >
  >This description that was posted earlier tonight is not correct!
  >
  >If you can't immediately spot what is wrong with the above post, you
  need to
  >read Nav Rule 34, with particular emphasis on the overtaking
  situation.
  >
  >Kevin
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