Boating Skills And Seamanship 1 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Inland Boating Chapter 7

Boating Skills And Seamanship 2 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Lesson Objectives Nature of inland waters Navigation Rules Aids to Navigation Crossing and Passing Daymarks Hazards River charts Navigate inland waters

Boating Skills And Seamanship 3 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Inland Boating What do you think would be the difference in coastal and inland water boating?

Boating Skills And Seamanship 4 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Inland Waters Rivers Lakes Canals

Boating Skills And Seamanship 5 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Inland Navigation What would be the difference in navigating in inland waterways versus coastal or off shore waterways?

Boating Skills And Seamanship 6 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Types of Inland Waters Navigable Waterways Waterways providing transportation between 2 or more states or into the sea such as - Navigable rivers Great Lakes, Lakes Powel, Mead & Tahoe Intracoastal Waterway Non-Navigable Waterways Lakes and other waters entirely within one state

Boating Skills And Seamanship 7 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Inland Navigation Rules In force on navigable waterways States may apply to non navigable waterways Sole state lakes & rivers Collision avoidance Lookouts Lighting Meeting, crossing & overtaking

Boating Skills And Seamanship 8 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Inland Navigation ATONS US Aids to Navigation System Two Regional Variations Western Rivers Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) Uniform State Waterways Marking System Merged into US ATON System as of 2004 Older buoys and marks may still be in use

Boating Skills And Seamanship 9 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Inland Navigation Western Rivers ATONS Who can explain the importance of passing daymarks?

Boating Skills And Seamanship 10 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Inland Navigation Western Rivers ATONS Right descending bank Green passing (square) & crossing (diamond) daymarks Left descending bank Red passing (triangle) & crossing (diamond) daymarks

Boating Skills And Seamanship 11 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Inland Navigation Western Rivers ATONS Passing Daymarks Look like daymarks in Chapter 5 Mark the side of the river the channel is on You continue past the daymark Back of the daymark may signal upcoming crossing daymark

Boating Skills And Seamanship 12 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Inland Navigation Western Rivers ATONS What are some of the considerations a boater should have about River Buoys?

Boating Skills And Seamanship 13 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Inland Navigation River Buoys Continuously added, removed, or moved Do not have letters or numbers Not usually shown on river charts

Boating Skills And Seamanship 14 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Inland Navigation Western Rivers ATONS Who can remember some advantages of Mile Markers?

Boating Skills And Seamanship 15 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Mile Markers Placards attached to day markers are easily seen. Help obtain a position on chart. Distance from mouth of river in statute miles. Ohio River is an exception since distance is measured from the headwaters

Boating Skills And Seamanship 16 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Inland Navigation Uniform State Waterways Marking System Three types of markers Regulatory ATONS Mooring Merged into US ATON System as of 2004 Older buoys and marks may still be in use

Boating Skills And Seamanship 17 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Regulatory Markers Uniform State Waterways Marking System The important Regulatory Markers of this system are now used in the USATON system. Four types: –boat exclusions –Danger –controlled areas –information or directions. white signs have orange borders while white buoys have orange band

Boating Skills And Seamanship 18 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Regulatory Markers Exclusion Area - Boats Keep Out DangerInformation Controlled Area Regulatory Markers

Boating Skills And Seamanship 19 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Inland Seamanship What are some of the challenges of boating inland waters?

Boating Skills And Seamanship 20 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Inland Seamanship Challenges Changing water depths Speed of currents Flash flooding Underwater hazards Effect of high winds Anchoring Isolation

Boating Skills And Seamanship 21 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Inland Seamanship Changing water depths and current speeds

Boating Skills And Seamanship 22 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Inland Seamanship What are some of the hazards of lakes?

Boating Skills And Seamanship 23 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Inland Seamanship Hazards Underwater trees, fences, buildings Cold water and hypothermia can develop quickly Turbulence and anchoring problems Weather issues e.g. thunderstorms

Boating Skills And Seamanship 24 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Inland Seamanship What are four safety precautions boaters should take before going on a river trip?

Boating Skills And Seamanship 25 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. River Currents What dangers may you encounter when boating on rivers? Powerful currents Shallow waters Traffic Debris

Boating Skills And Seamanship 26 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. River Currents River channels Can be quite strong Are concentrated in the channel Hinder movement up stream Aid movement down stream

Boating Skills And Seamanship 27 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. River Currents Behaviour of currents May run in different directions at different depths Channel is deepest part of river Channel can be lost under broader river Can move from bank to bank Strong current results in loss of control of boat

Boating Skills And Seamanship 28 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. River Currents River bends Outside bend Water is deeper Current usually faster Inside bend Water is shallow and shoaling may occur Dikes may be used Differences can cause eddies and slack water

Boating Skills And Seamanship 29 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. River Currents Other river challenges Entering a current River debris

Boating Skills And Seamanship 30 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Maintaining Inland Waterways Levees Revetments

Boating Skills And Seamanship 31 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Maintaining Inland Waterways Other devices What are some of the other devices and what do they do?

Boating Skills And Seamanship 32 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Dredging Maintaining Inland Waterways Day Shapes Lights Side with obstruction Side clear to pass

Boating Skills And Seamanship 33 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Dams Lowhead Dams Present on many rivers Most dangerous for boaters Dangerous backwash Escape difficult if caught in the “boil” Swim under and down stream Know where they are and avoid them

Boating Skills And Seamanship 34 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Lowhead Dam

Boating Skills And Seamanship 35 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. High Dams Stay out of restricted areas Marked by signs, buoys, and/or flashing lights Upstream – strong undertows Downstream – tailrace boils & backwash Dam gates Wicket gates Tainter gates

Boating Skills And Seamanship 36 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Fishing Below Dams Dangerous Tailrace Hydroelectric turbines

Boating Skills And Seamanship 37 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Locks Used to raise and lower vessels passing from one body of water to another

Boating Skills And Seamanship 38 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Locks Priority for use Military use and mail packets Commercial vessels Recreational vessels

Boating Skills And Seamanship 39 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Lock Master Who can describe the primary duties of the Lock Master?

Boating Skills And Seamanship 40 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Locking Through Wear PFD Approach slowly No smoking Tie up-use own lines and fenders Move out slowly

Boating Skills And Seamanship 41 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. River Charts What features should a river chart have?

Boating Skills And Seamanship 42 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Commercial Traffic Beware – ocean going tows can be found on many rivers, especially near the mouth Watch out for the tow Keep clear Prop wash Blind spot VHF communication Reprinted with permission from Seaworthy: Essential Lessons from BoatU.S.;s 20 year Case File of Things Gone Wrong by Robert A. Adriance ”

Boating Skills And Seamanship 43 Copyright Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Before You Go Study river’s chart If moving from one fresh water body to another, observe precautions regarding non-native aquatic nuisance species Review drawbridge signals and regulations