NYCkayaker Is my face red? Re: More about strobes

[William]

"... in such a way as not to embarrass any vessel ..."

Hmmm ... ok we're all adults here, we all know ships
have propellers ...   ;-)

 


--- bob1may at optonline.net wrote:

> Separate from the rules about distress signals is
> the rule about Signals to Attract Attention - which
> specifically states that a strobe should not be used
> to attract attention.Rule 36 - Signals to Attraction
> Attention 
>                   If necessary to attract the
> attention of another vessel, any vessel 
>               may make light or sound signals that
> cannot be mistaken for any 
>               signal authorized elsewhere in these
> Rules, or may direct the beam 
>               of her searchlight in the direction of
> the danger, in such a way 
>               as not to embarrass any vessel.  Any
> light to attract the 
>               attention of another vessel shall be
> such that it cannot be mistaken 
>               for any aid to navigation. For the
> purpose of this Rule the use 
>               of high intensity intermittent or
> revolving lights, such as strobe 
>               lights, shall be avoided. Bob-----
> Original Message -----From:
> bonnie13 at earthlink.netDate: Tuesday, May 20, 2008
> 4:44 pmSubject: NYCkayaker RulesTo: nyckayaker > Oh,
> I do like the frivolous turn this is starting to
> take, but > I'm gonna indulge myself in one more bit
> of my > logorrhea/bloggerrhea (ha ha ha). Sort of
> copying it with slight > edits from a back-channel
> exchange 'cause again, seemed worth > saying as long
> as we're having Le Heavy Safety Discussion. > >
> There's a full set of equipment requirements &
> navigation> rules in the same place where I copied
> the actual wording about > the status of strobes:> >
> http://uscgboating.org/safety/fedreqs/equipment.htm>
> > If you aren't already familiar with them, I really
> think it's > worth the time to go through &
> familiarize yourself with the > ones that apply to
> kayaks - that's your baseline for the rules > by
> which everybody out there has to abide. Somebody
> writes you a > ticket for using a strobe in a
> non-emergency situation, you > can't really say "But
> I heard that at this event, they said..." -> no,
> what's going to be enforced is what's written on the
> books. > Word of mouth learning is better than
> nothing, but we just saw > demonstrated quite
> vividly, even different people listening to > the
> same speakers had different understandings of what
> was said. > It's like that telephone game. Or
> Rashomon. > > Also sounds like a good demonstration
> of the fact that the folks > enforcing the rules are
> only human like the rest of us - subject > to a
> little confusion when put on the spot about some
> specific > detail they weren't expecting to be
> quizzed on just like > anybody. I was once pulled
> over by the Harbor Police around dusk > & told that
> it was illegal for kayaks  to be out after dark. I >
> knew the regulation they were thinking of (NYC parks
> kayak > launch rules prohibit launching or landing
> after dark), but > since I was closing  in on the
> barge & about a minute from being > done paddling, I
> didn't debate the point with them. In that > case,
> though, it was REALLY nice to know enough of the
> local > regulations to know why these guys might be
> confused.> > Now, anybody hasn't heard about the
> fellow who got tired of > being cold during winter
> paddles & built a stove in his kayak & > is curious
> about how it worked out, just let me know back->
> channel! ;D> > > >
>
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