> Gerald Foodman wrote: > > > > > How can you tell if a large ship is going to cross in front or behind? > The easiest way to determine if you are on a collision course is to watch the other vessel's "drift." If the other vessel is on your port side and is drifting left, it will pass behind you. If the bearing is constant and the range is decreasing, you will colide with it. If (again the vessel is on you port side) the vessel is drifting right, it will pass ahead of you. If the vessel is on the starboard side, just the reverse is true. Try to visualize this in you head. Once you get it, it is very easy and doesn't require much thought. Steve Featherkile *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jun 26 2000 - 08:03:50 PDT
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