GL: Whistles-coming upon a Tow

[Ken Bloomfield]

I hope to heaven that I never meet on the water anyone taking the SNIP 
advise below verbatim.

1.  One more classic example of someone stating that there is a diffence in 
the meaning of one whistle (regardless of pronunciation) depending on who 
says it, when THERE IS NOT, and more importantly --

2.  If nobody can see the errors in both the first and the second part of 
this statement, then God help us all.  This is exactly why this issue 
deserves so much listserve time.  Both statements are wrong.  (reasons why 
given on a scroll down if you want to)  and if followed COULD put you in a 
dangerous mess.

Ken B.

SNIP
> 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.
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SECTION ONE ERROR --- When he says that he will "seeyaondaone" or "see you 
on the one"  he is simply stating a one whistle pass.  Period. Nothing more. 
If you are meeting him, he will certainly see you on his port side, BUT not 
when you are overtaking him.  On a one whistle pass you will be passing on 
his starboard side and that is where he will see you.

SECTION TWO ERROR --- When he says "on the two" he is specifiying a two 
whistle pass (nothing more), and he will expect to see you on his starboard 
side if meeting and his port if you are overtaking.