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15th May 2012, 12:43 AM
#11
boats and ships
Going back to the old Articles or rule of the Road, which originally (1950) consisted of 32, but were altered and added on twice to my knowledge over subsequent years. The preliminary to rule 1 begins ...These rules shall be followed by all vessels and seaplanes upon the high seas and in all waters contained therein navigable by seagoing vessels.....Blah Blah Blah. I dont think there is any ref. to ships in the 32 Rules then, everything refers to a vessel. Saying that someone probably can remember or have a copy of same and will prove me wrong. Cheers John Sabourn
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15th May 2012, 06:21 AM
#12
Originally Posted by
Malcolm S
How about "A ship has watertight integrity, a boat does not" This however falls flat when talking about submarines!!
Malcolm
Fell very flat with Titanic as well.
Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
World Traveller
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15th May 2012, 07:01 AM
#13
Many thanks for all your replies lads sertainly think I have a better understanding of the subjet
George
in Southampton
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16th May 2012, 08:44 PM
#14
Boats and Ships
Hi All,
I heard some time ago that the RN ( Grey Funnel Line ) class subsurface vesels as boats ( U-boats ) and surface vessels as ships. Have we any matelots can confirm this ? When ever we saw an RN vessel when I was at sea they were always " Navy Boats"
Cheers
Kevin:
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