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| Originally Posted by jamesp Just a curious question, if the deliberate crash course had resulted in a collision whos fault would it be? |
Taken away from the context of this thread;
Despite all the 'Rules of the road' every master must do all he can to avoid a collision. So if you put yourself on a deliberate collision course and a crash ensued you would still be in the wrong.
You must also take into account the width of the fairway and if vessels are constrained by their draft. This happens a lot in London where small boats believe they have the 'right of way' but the larger vessels can not move out of the channel without going aground. A large vessel may also take longer to stop or deviate from it's current course.