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    When operating in narrow channels or near large vessels, boaters must take certain precautions: Stay to the starboard side of narrow channels and announce your approach with prolonged blasts. Keep as close as is safe to the outer limit on your starboard side within channels. Yield to larger vessels that are restricted to the channel. Avoid anchoring in narrow channels or under bridges. When near shipping lanes or in heavy traffic, keep a lookout and be prepared to yield to larger vessels. Stay clear of vessels being towed or ferries in transit.

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    When operating in narrow channels or near large vessels, boaters must take certain precautions: Stay to the starboard side of narrow channels and announce your approach with prolonged blasts. Keep as close as is safe to the outer limit on your starboard side within channels. Yield to larger vessels that are restricted to the channel. Avoid anchoring in narrow channels or under bridges. When near shipping lanes or in heavy traffic, keep a lookout and be prepared to yield to larger vessels. Stay clear of vessels being towed or ferries in transit.

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    When operating in narrow channels or near large vessels, boaters must take certain precautions: Stay to the starboard side of narrow channels and announce your approach with prolonged blasts. Keep as close as is safe to the outer limit on your starboard side within channels. Yield to larger vessels that are restricted to the channel. Avoid anchoring in narrow channels or under bridges. When near shipping lanes or in heavy traffic, keep a lookout and be prepared to yield to larger vessels. Stay clear of vessels being towed or ferries in transit.

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    Operating in Narrow Channels


    Operating within narrow channels
    When approaching a narrow channel, stay to the starboard side and,
    using a prolonged blast, announce your approach to vessels that may
    be around the bend. When operating within a narrow channel,
    vessels must keep as near as is safe and practical to the outer limit of
    a narrow channel on their starboard side.

    Sailing vessels and vessels less than 65 feet in length cannot block
    the passage of a vessel that must restrict its navigation to a narrow
    channel (that is, recreational boaters traveling in a main channel
    should give way to larger vessel such as tugboats). In order to comply
    with Homeland Security Measures, avoid anchoring in narrow
    channels and beneath bridges.
    Operating near large vessels
    When operating near a shipping lane or in areas of high boat traffic,
    smaller craft are not easily visible to larger vessels. Always keep a
    lookout for larger vessels and be prepared to yield the right of way.

    Specifically, always steer well clear of vessels in tow, docked ferries,


    or ferries in transit. Be mindful of cable ferries pulling other vessels—
    the cable might be submerged and difficult to see. Do not get in
    between a ferry and its tow. Keep an ear out for one prolonged blast
    from a horn, as this may be indicating a departing dock. Operators of
    smaller craft should attempt to travel in a group if at all possible, in
    order to be more visible.

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