Statute · California Harbors and Navigation Code
Cal. Harb. & Nav. Code § 283 — Navigation Rules
Cal. Harb. & Nav. Code § 283
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Harbors and Navigation Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
A steam vessel navigating a narrow channel shall, whenever it is safe and practicable, keep to that side of the fairway or mid-channel which lies on its starboard side, and a steam vessel when passing another in such a channel, shall always leave the other upon the port side.
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Cal. Harb. & Nav. Code § 283 — Navigation Rules is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
A steam vessel navigating a narrow channel shall, whenever it is safe and practicable, keep to that side of the fairway or mid-channel which lies on its starboard side, and a steam vessel when passing another in such a channel, shall always leave the other upon the port side.