Module 5 - COLREGs
Yachtmaster Offshore Standard
COLREGs at Yachtmaster level is not just recall. The answer has to show command judgement, evidence quality, margin, and a fallback if the first plan stops being safe.
Scenario: A night crossing develops with several lights, one AIS target, and one visually acquired vessel with uncertain aspect.
Examiner expectation: Use lookout, bearings, lights, risk of collision, Rule 2 responsibility, and early substantial action in one coherent decision.
Key points
- State the evidence you trust and the evidence you distrust.
- Name the margin that makes the plan defensible.
- Choose the first action that preserves safe options.
- Explain the contingency before the situation becomes forced.
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