Can You Pass The Test

[Scott Haddad]

I found this site while browsing nautical sites. It's a night time boating safety test.. http://www.boatsafe.com/flash/reviewlights.html ENJOY!

[Bernadette]

Cool!! Scott. Thanks for the link.

[skuthorp]

Heh! heh! heh! :D

[Bill Perkins]

Thanks Scott I'm saveing that one . Even though my boat's under 12 M I won't have an all round white light ,it blinds you .

[ 09-24-2003, 02:03 PM: Message edited by: Bill Perkins ]

[Ian McColgin]

And, they got all the answers right.

[Phil Young]

That first power boat coming straight at me was scary, glad he stopped!

[Shang]

They left out, "complete idiot, in newly-purchased over-sized plastic power boat, coming head-on at you!!!"

[ 09-25-2003, 12:40 AM: Message edited by: Shang ]

[formerlyknownasprince]

Actually, I thought they got one of the answers wrong - from memory - I did the test the other day, there is one relating to an obstruction and telling you the answer is to pass on the green side - but both sides are showing two nav lights (ie 2 red, 2 green) - doesn't that mean that both sides are obstructed?

Ian

[Scott Haddad]

This brings up a question, I was cruising alone at about 20 knots on a very dark night on a lake in north Ga. at the helm of a 21 foot proline that I owned ten years ago. I was vigillently keeping watch while enjoying the cool mountain air and periodicaly shining the spotlight to insure that the way was clear. As I approached the dam, there was a point of land about 1/4 mile ahead off the starboard bow with an island half that distance in between myself and the point, (the island was just a small mountain top about 100 yds in diameter). I decided to turn to starboard and swing around the island and head back in the direction from which I came, as I made the turn I spotlighted to port only to see a small skiboat adrift with two pubescent lovers engaged in a fever of knecking and without a single light showing. I made a hard turn to port and then another turn starboard thus narrowly avoiding a broadside....... :eek: Who would have been at fault had this situation ended differently?

[Alan D. Hyde]

Realistically, I think, BOTH vessels...

Alan