The text of Rule 3(c) is available at www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=navRulesContent
Because of the Navigation Rules that apply to meeting trawling or trolling vessels. A boat fishing with nets or trawls that restrict maneuverability is a fishing vessel under Navigation Rule 3(c). A boat fishing with trolling lines over the side is not a fishing vessel under the Rules. Fishing vessels have right of way priority over sailing vessels, power-driven vessels, and seaplanes. Look carefully at a boat to see if there are nets or other gear over the stern or side, just coming out of the water or extending into the water. If so, the vessel is trawling. If you see fishing poles with lines in the water, the vessel is trolling for purposes of the Navigation Rules definition (even if actual trolling is not being done). Charter and private boats with fishers aboard sometimes expect to be given the right of way like a fishing vessel because they have 25 people fishing and they’re catching fish like crazy in that spot. They are power-driven vessels, but a considerate sailboat will give them a wide berth, even if the sailboat has right of way.
The text of Rule 3(c) is available at www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=navRulesContent
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