COLREGs

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COLREGs are the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, a global set of navigational rules established to ensure safe vessel conduct and avoid maritime accidents.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf collision prevention regulation ⓘ
international maritime regulation ⓘ
navigation rule set ⓘ
abbreviation COLREGs ⓘ
administeredBy International Maritime Organization ⓘ
adoptedBy IMO ⓘ
International Maritime Organization ⓘ
adoptionPlace London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
adoptionYear 1972 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea ⓘ
appliesTo fishing vessels ⓘ
merchant ships ⓘ
naval vessels ⓘ
pleasure craft ⓘ
ships on the high seas ⓘ
vessels on all waters connected with the high seas navigable by seagoing vessels ⓘ
basedOn earlier collision regulations adopted in 1960 ⓘ
category international law ⓘ
maritime safety ⓘ
navigation rules ⓘ
contains Annex I – Positioning and technical details of lights and shapes ⓘ
Annex II – Additional signals for fishing vessels fishing in close proximity ⓘ
Annex III – Technical details of sound signal appliances ⓘ
Annex IV – Distress signals ⓘ
Annex V – Pilot rules ⓘ
Part A – General ⓘ
Part B – Steering and Sailing Rules ⓘ
linked to: COLREGs

Part C – Lights and Shapes ⓘ
Part D – Sound and Light Signals ⓘ
Part E – Exemptions ⓘ
Part F – Verification of Compliance with the Provisions of the Convention ⓘ
enteredIntoForce 1977 ⓘ
fullName Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea ⓘ
governs conduct of vessels in restricted visibility ⓘ
conduct of vessels in sight of one another ⓘ
lights and shapes displayed by vessels ⓘ
sound and light signals ⓘ
steering and sailing rules ⓘ
traffic separation schemes ⓘ
implementedThrough national maritime legislation ⓘ
language English (authentic text) ⓘ
legalStatus binding on contracting states ⓘ
international convention ⓘ
purpose prevent collisions at sea ⓘ
promote safe navigation ⓘ
standardize navigational conduct of vessels ⓘ
requires early and substantial action to avoid collision ⓘ
maintenance of proper lookout ⓘ
safe speed of vessels ⓘ
use of all available means to assess risk of collision ⓘ
revised 1960 Collision Regulations ⓘ
linked to: COLREGs
shortName COLREGs ⓘ
usedBy mariners worldwide ⓘ

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International Maritime Organization → adoptedInstrument → International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea ⓘ
subject linked to: IMO
linked to: COLREGs
International Maritime Organization → shortNameOfInstrument → COLREGs ⓘ
subject linked to: IMO
COLREGs → shortName → COLREGs ⓘ
COLREGs → abbreviation → COLREGs ⓘ
COLREGs → contains → Part B – Steering and Sailing Rules ⓘ
linked to: COLREGs
COLREGs → revised → 1960 Collision Regulations ⓘ
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International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea → alsoKnownAs → Collision Regulations ⓘ
linked to: COLREGs
International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea → alsoKnownAs → Rules of the Road at Sea ⓘ
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Part D – Sound and Light Signals → alsoKnownAs → COLREGs Part D ⓘ
linked to: COLREGs
Annex IV – Distress signals → codifiedIn → Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 ⓘ
linked to: COLREGs
Annex V – Pilot rules → shortName → COLREGs Annex V ⓘ
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IMO Member States → usesInstrument → COLREG Convention ⓘ
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Part E – Exemptions → partOf → COLREGs ⓘ
Inland Navigation Rules → hasSection → steering and sailing rules ⓘ
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Traffic Separation Scheme → hasLegalBasisIn → COLREG Rule 10 ⓘ
subject linked to: Traffic Separation Schemes
linked to: COLREGs