Nautical Protocol

Bolton was maintaining his course & speed because he anticipated Seaway to alter its own course to port, which in Mr Bolton's experience, was the ferry's usual practice.

Rule 22.7 relates to Risk of Collision & part 4a. ‘Such risk must be considered to exist if the compass bearing of an approaching vessel does not appreciably change.’

B Young is sworn in as an "Expert Witness" but misleads the Court on the definition of Yaw