steady course

steady course. Maritime law. A ship’s path that can be readily ascertained either because the ship is on a straight heading or because the ship’s future positions are easy to plot based on the ship’s current position and movements. [Cases: Collision 35–38. C.J.S. Collision §§ 4, 40–48.]

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