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SAILING

SAFETY RULES, SIGNS, SOUNDS AND LIGHTS

SOUND SIGNALS

(most used)

SIGNS

(most used)

Forbidden to sain in, sail out or

sail trough.

LIGHTS

(at night)

Forbidden to anchoring and

mooring at the site where the
board stands

20

Forbidden to anchoring and

mooring within te specific width.

Forbidden to dock.

1
4

(meters, measured from the side of the sign)

3
2

Forbidden to anchor.

Motor vessel < 20 m

Forbidden to turn.

Forbidden to cause nuisance

water movements.
Motor-boat < 7 m

Forbidde to sail outside the given

delimitations

LIGHTS AT BRIDGES
Bridge in company, passage prohibited

sport

Obligation to lie still before the

sign, under certain circumstances

You may pass under the closed brudge,

please pay attention to uncomming traf-
fic

Obligation to give a soundsignal.

You may pass under the closed brudge,

oncommung traffic may not
(one way passage)

Small motor-boats prohibited.

VHF

Obligation to use VHF.

P
VI

Permission to moor or anchor at

the side of the sign.

Passage forbidden, is almost allowed

Bridge out of company, passage

forbidden
Bridge out of company, passage
allowed, please pay attention to on-
momming traffic

Permission to moor or anchor

ships alongside of each other,
with a max. as given by the sign.
End of a restriction or
prohibitation, valid for one
direction.

SAILING

SAFETY RULES, SIGNS, SOUNDS AND LIGHTS

GENERAL SAILING RULES

(most used)

If you sail at starboardside you have priority

to those who dont sail alt starboardside

For small motor-boats applies: the boat that

approaches at starboard side has priority.

Small ships (<20m) give priority to large

ships (>20m). tugboats, towboats, a ferry,
passenger ships and fishing vessels always
have priority

A small sailingboat that has the sail at

starboard side has to give priority to a small
sailingboat that has the sail at port side.
When they both have the sail at the same
side, the boat that is sailing windward has to
give priority to the boat that is sailing lee side.

When there route intersect, and none of them

sails at starboard side, a small motor-boat
(<20m) always have to give priority to small
sailing vessels (<20m) and row-boats.
In the same situation a big motor-boat
(>20m) has to give priority to a big sailingship
(>20m), and a row-boat has to give priority to
a small sailing vessel (<20m).

Who ascends the main waterway from the

sidewater should not interfere the other water
users and give priority to all users sailing at
the main waterway.

THE BLUE SIGN

When you look downstream (with the flow direction), the right bank is at starboard
side. The left bank then is called the port side. A large ship that is sailing against
the current has to give a suitable waterway for the descent.
In some cases a large ship will sail at the left bank (your right side), for example
because the current is less at that side. In that case the skipper will unfold a
blue sign that features a white flickering light. When the blue sign is unfolded,
pass the ship at his starboard side (the side where the blue sign is unfolded).

Unfolded Blue sign

The larger ship always has priority to the smaller ship.

In some cases the situation is more difficult, because there are more boats passing. In that case
use VHF. When sailing in the Amphib group always follow the directions of the leading ship
(organisation). The organisation will have contact with the skipper of the large ship (with unfolded
blue sign), just to notify our intentions as a recreational group.

BEACONS / MARKINGS / BUOYS

beacons at the right bank
(looking downstreem) are red,
blunt and even numberd

horizontal striped beacons,

green and red = split beacons
of equal waterways

beacons at the left bank are

green, pointed and odd
numberd
horizontal striped beacons,
red and white = recreation
buoyage

beacons, red above green =

splitbeacon: main waterway is
at the left

horizontal striped beacons,

green and white = recreation
buoyage

Yellow beacon = marking dan-

gerous points and obstacles

beacons, green above red =

splitbeacon: main waterway is
at the right