Sea "Coll-regs" Question for skippers...

[gazpode_l]

The "international regulations for preventing a collision at sea" or "rules of the road"

Has anyone noticed that the GWX3 ships or stock sh3 ships follow these rules....

I know the GWX3 ones do, as I had one episode where I was stand-on vessel when checking out Kristiansand I had a german destroyer coming out of harbour (to probably check on what he had seen on his radar).

He clearly altered course to port a little and went across my bow and proceeded down my star-board side...

I'm not moaning but IF I'm correct (he was showing his starboard side at me) and he WAS indeed "Give-Way" vessel, shouldn't he have altered course to starboard and gone down my port (left) side?? :hmmm:

[Snestorm]

The destroyers seem to follow Rules Of Seniority and The Law Of Tonnage.
The Schnellboats seem to do likewise (at least we outrank, and outsize, some-one).

The merchants could all be renamed Kamikaze Maru, and seem to lean toward The Law Of Tonnage, unless they encounter a destroyer, whom they always show respect.

The auxilaries seem to always be drunk.

If you attempt a proper port to port passage with some of these folks they'll try forcing you onto the beach (en.sp.).

Made friends with a destroyer CO. When he tryed circling me from starboard aft I hit Flank Speed and hugged the coast. As he tryed using his superior speed to pass on my port side I followed the shoreline which curved right. (I had remembered getting cut off following a similar move after a previouse patrol).

Now when I come back from patrols we have races!
Now I always look forward to seeing this guy.

[TabbyHunter]

I had the same situation, but it was the second time returning to port with this guy. My deck gun crew got real friendly with their bridge.

[Sailor Steve]

I'm pretty sure that all AI ships have collision avoidance, and the only rule they follow is to avoid a collision at all costs. This includes heavy, low-powered merchants stopping on a dime and reversing course, and destroyers turning in whatever direction the shore is so they can run aground.

[Brag]

They will sometimes go into astern propulsion if you get too close :rotfl2:from behind