§ 83.06 § 83.06 Safe speed (Rule 6). Every vessel shall at all times proceed at a safe speed so that she can take proper and effective action to avoid collision and be stopped within a distance appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditions. In determining a safe speed the following factors shall be among those taken into account:
(a)By all vessels:
(i)The state of visibility;
(ii)The traffic density including concentration of fishing vessels or any other vessels;
(iii)The maneuverability of the vessel with special reference to stopping distance and turning ability in the prevailing conditions;
(iv)At night, the presence of background light such as from shore lights or from back scatter of her own lights;
(v)The state of wind, sea, and current, and the proximity of navigational hazards;
(vi)The draft in relation to the available depth of water.
(b)Additionally, by vessels with operational radar:
(i)The characteristics, efficiency and limitations of the radar equipment;
(ii)Any constraints imposed by the radar range scale in use;
(iii)The effect on radar detection of the sea state, weather, and other sources of interference;
(iv)The possibility that small vessels, ice and other floating objects may not be detected by radar at an adequate range;
(v)The number, location, and movement of vessels detected by radar;
(vi)The more exact assessment of the visibility that may be possible when radar is used to determine the range of vessels or other objects in the vicinity. [USCG-2012-0102, 79 FR 37912, July 2, 2014, as amended by USCG-2012-0102, 79 FR 68621, Nov. 18, 2014]
(a)By all vessels:
(i)The state of visibility;
(ii)The traffic density including concentration of fishing vessels or any other vessels;
(iii)The maneuverability of the vessel with special reference to stopping distance and turning ability in the prevailing conditions;
(iv)At night, the presence of background light such as from shore lights or from back scatter of her own lights;
(v)The state of wind, sea, and current, and the proximity of navigational hazards;
(vi)The draft in relation to the available depth of water.
(b)Additionally, by vessels with operational radar:
(i)The characteristics, efficiency and limitations of the radar equipment;
(ii)Any constraints imposed by the radar range scale in use;
(iii)The effect on radar detection of the sea state, weather, and other sources of interference;
(iv)The possibility that small vessels, ice and other floating objects may not be detected by radar at an adequate range;
(v)The number, location, and movement of vessels detected by radar;
(vi)The more exact assessment of the visibility that may be possible when radar is used to determine the range of vessels or other objects in the vicinity. [USCG-2012-0102, 79 FR 37912, July 2, 2014, as amended by USCG-2012-0102, 79 FR 68621, Nov. 18, 2014]