Power Vehicle Encountering Power Vehicle
Meeting Head-On

Neither vessel is the stand-on vessel. Both vessels should turn to starboard (the right).

Paths That Cross

The vessel on the operator's port (left) is the give-way vessel. The vessel on the operator's starboard (right) is the stand-on vessel.

Overtaking

The vessel that is overtaking another vessel is the give-way vessel. The vessel being overtaken is the stand-on vessel.Note that the illustrations are not drawn to scale. The boats are shown closer to each other than they should be when actually encountering another vessel on the water.

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