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    Do the ColRegs need to change?

    Jan 02, 2020 3 minutes

    Andy du Port is a former RN navigating officer, a Yachtmaster Offshore and former RYA Instructor.

    For several hundred years there have been unofficial rules, mainly based on the customs of the Royal Navy, for preventing collisions at sea. These rules, such as they were, enjoined ships commanded by junior officers to keep clear of their seniors. This worked well if you knew the relative seniorities of your fellow commanding officers, but could lead to confusion when meeting with friendly merchant ships. As we were usually at war

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