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Re:AI Is About To Take The Ship's Helm Away From Humans by toomanybeersies on Thursday January 17, 2019 @01:16AM (#18928774)
Might makes right.

Sailing vessels only get right of way with small vessels. You can't sail your little 20 ft trailer sailer in front of a container ship and expect them to give way.

I can't remember what the actual rule is, but I think it's somewhere around the 250 t mark that sailing boats no longer have right of way.

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Re:AI Is About To Take The Ship's Helm Away From Humans by wefarrell on Thursday January 17, 2019 @02:47AM (#18929105)
The exceptions have nothing to do with tonnage and everything to do with maneuverability, either due to the nature of work or the need to stay in a channel to prevent running aground.

Of course you can’t expect a tanker to break/turn on a dime, but there’s nothing in the rules about tonnage.

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Re:AI Is About To Take The Ship's Helm Away From Humans by swish_bob on Thursday January 17, 2019 @05:40AM (#18929771)
The Rules of the Road as expressed by RYA instructors are "Give way to big ships". Is it big? If in doubt, yes ...
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