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This is a common misconception, there is no "Rule of Gross Tonnage" it is an accepted standard as quoted from the Annapolis Book of Seamanship:
"The so-called "gross tonnage rule," an informal advisory, says that small boats should always stay out of the way of big boats, no matter what the Navigation Rules say."
and the US Coast Guard:
"The law, which is more common sense then explicitly written in the code, goes like this: “The heavier vessel always has the right-of-way.”"
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