[JDeere]

There is only one condition in boating the uses the words right of way. All others that I know of are stand on and give way. Both boaters have an obligation to avoid collision. So, if you are stand on and collide with a bonehead because he fails to give way you the stand on vessel are still at fault for not avoiding the collision. I agree that it is very frustrating when people ignore the rules but it really is the same on the roads as it is on the water. People run red lights, stops sign, yield etc…………….
We all have to drive defensively when on the water or land……………..but the boneheads can and do annoy us…………….and if there is a flagrant violation I think they should be reported to MP. I, personally have always found them to be responsive to a dangerous situation.

in an emergency (Figure 6-8).

The Inland Rules have an additional requirement
for narrow channels subject to currents. Vessels
traveling with the current (downbound) in
narrow channels or fairways have the right of way.
(Note: This is the only place in the Rules where
the term

right of way appears.) This rule is in effect

on the Great Lakes, Western Rivers, and other
specified waters. The upbound vessel must yield
and allow the downbound vessel to pass. The rule
exists because it is easier to control your vessel
when you are traveling against the current than

when traveling with it.