If reasonably possible, a boat shall
- avoid contact
- not cause contact between boats, and
- npt cause contact between a boat and an object that should be avoided
However, a right-or-way boat, or one sailng within the
room
or
Mark-Room
to which she is entitled, need not act to avoid contact until it is
clear that the other boat is not
keeping clear
or giving
room
or
Mark-Room
.