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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 4. Conservation and Natural Resources |
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Agency 15. Department of Game and Inland Fisheries |
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Chapter 390. Watercraft: Safe and Reasonable Operation of Vessels |
Section 100. Operation in narrow channel
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In narrow channels the operator of every vessel shall, when it is safe and practicable, keep to that side of the fairway or mid-channel which lies on the right side of such vessel. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other section of this chapter, the operator of a vessel under 65.6 feet in length underway, fishing or at anchor in narrow channels shall not interfere with the passage of large, deep-draft vessels that can safely navigate only inside such channels.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR325-04-3 § 10, eff. July 1, 1973; amended, Volume 19, Issue 05, eff. January 1, 2003.