Safe Speed : That speed of a vessel allowing the maximum possible time for effective action to be taken to avoid a collision and to be stopped within an appropriate distance
International Maritime Organization (IMO) Sub-Committee on Safety of Navigation & Rijeka College of Maritime Studies, IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases (SMCP), London, UK 2000. http://www.segeln.co.at/media/pdf/smcp.pdf, (Mrn Commun Phrases - Brit) {563}