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Wisconsin Lawyer June 2000: Wisconsin's Boating Rules of the Road 3

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Comparison of Specific Federal Inland
and Wisconsin Rules

Event	Inland Rule	Wisconsin Statute
Ordinary practice of good seamanship	Rule 2(a) 33 U.S.C. § 2002(a)	*
Departure from rules to avoid immediate damage	Rule 2(b) 33 U.S.C. § 2002(b)	*
Maintain proper lookout	Rule 5 33 U.S.C. § 2005	*
Safe speed	Rule 6 33 U.S.C. § 2006	30.66(1)
Use appropriate means to determine if risk of collision exists	Rule 7 33 U.S.C. § 2007	*
Take positive and timely action to avoid collision	Rule 8 33 U.S.C. § 2008	*
Keep to right in narrow channels	Rule 9 33 U.S.C. § 2009	*
Overtaking another vessel	Rule 13 33 U.S.C. § 2013	30.65(2)(d) & (e)
Meeting another vessel	Rule 14 33 U.S.C. § 2014	30.65(1)(a)
Crossing another vessel	Rule 15 33 U.S.C. § 2015	30.65(1)(b)
Action of vessel not having the right of way	Rule 16 33 U.S.C. § 2016	*
Action of vessel having the right of way	Rule 17 33 U.S.C. § 2017	30.65(f)
Responsibilities between vessels (priorities of vessels)	Rule 18 33 U.S.C. § 2018	*
Conduct of vessels in restricted visibility	Rule 18 33 U.S.C. § 2018	*

* Wisconsin Statutes section 30.68(2) is the generic operational rule stating a boat should not be operated in a negligent manner so as to endanger life or property. It can be implied that the failure to follow a specific federal rule that has no Wisconsin corollary would constitute operator negligence through the application of this statute.