MOTC Manual - edited

Chapter 4
Navigation Rules – “Rules of the Road”
Navigation Rules 4-1
Signals (sounds, day shapes, flags and lights) 4-2
Collision Course 4-4
Right- of-way 4-5
Maneuverability and Vessel Hierarchy 4-6
Overtaking 4-6
Head-on Situation 4-7
Crossing 4-7
Responsibility Rule 4-7
Lookout 4-7
Homeland Security Concerns 4-8
Chapter 5
Aids to Navigation (ATONS)
Definitions 5-2
IALA-B System: U.S. Federal ATONS 5-3
IALA-B Lateral Aids and Waterway Markers 5-3
IALA-B Non-Lateral Aids 5-10
Intra-Coastal Waterway ATON System 5-12
Western Waterway Marking System 5-13
Regulatory and Informational ATON Markers 5-15
ATON Discrepancies and Hazards to Navigation 5-16
Chapter 6
Communications
Definitions 6-2
Mission Readiness Communications 6-3
Risk Management Communications 6-6
Using the G.A.R. Model 6-8
Crew Briefing/De-Briefing Communications 6-11
Float Plans 6-12
Sample Float Plan 6-13
Radio and Tele-Communications 6-14
Navigational Communications 6-17
Chapter 7
Survival and Rescue
Boating Accidents 7-1
Common Fatal Boating Accidents 7-2
Drowning 7-3
Cold Water Immersion 7-3
Hypothermia 7-4
Cold Water Survival 7-5
Capsizing 7-7
Man-Over-Board 7-7
Rescue Priority 7-8
Rescue Sequence 7-8
Self-Rescue 7-8
Victim Rescue 7-8
Victim Rescue Sequence 7-9
Accident Reporting Requirements 7-11
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