International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea

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The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea are a globally adopted set of navigational rules that govern how vessels should operate to avoid collisions and ensure safety at sea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international maritime regulation ⓘ
navigation rule set ⓘ
safety regulation ⓘ
adoptedBy International Maritime Organization ⓘ
United Nations member states via IMO framework ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Collision Regulations ⓘ
linked to: COLREGs

Rules of the Road at Sea ⓘ
linked to: COLREGs
appliesTo all vessels on connected navigable waters ⓘ
all vessels upon the high seas ⓘ
contains Annexes with technical details ⓘ
Part A – General ⓘ
Part B – Steering and Sailing Rules ⓘ
Part C – Lights and Shapes ⓘ
Part D – Sound and Light Signals ⓘ
Part E – Exemptions ⓘ
defines give-way vessel ⓘ
stand-on vessel ⓘ
vessel aground ⓘ
vessel at anchor ⓘ
vessel constrained by her draught ⓘ
vessel engaged in fishing ⓘ
vessel not under command ⓘ
vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre ⓘ
enforcedBy flag states ⓘ
port state control authorities ⓘ
keyPrinciple action to avoid collision must be positive and made in ample time ⓘ
every vessel must maintain a proper lookout ⓘ
every vessel must proceed at a safe speed ⓘ
navigation rules do not relieve vessels of the duty to avoid immediate danger ⓘ
risk of collision must be assessed using all available means ⓘ
legalStatus binding international convention for contracting governments ⓘ
purpose to enhance maritime safety ⓘ
to establish uniform rules of the road at sea ⓘ
to reduce risk of collision between vessels ⓘ
regulates conduct of vessels in restricted visibility ⓘ
conduct of vessels in sight of one another ⓘ
crossing situations ⓘ
head-on situations ⓘ
overtaking situations ⓘ
responsibilities between different types of vessels ⓘ
use of navigation lights and shapes ⓘ
use of sound and light signals ⓘ
scope prevention of collisions between vessels at sea ⓘ
safe navigation ⓘ
shortName COLREGs ⓘ
usedBy fishing vessels ⓘ
merchant vessels ⓘ
naval vessels ⓘ
recreational craft ⓘ

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Maritime Safety Committee → responsibleFor → International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea ⓘ
COLREGs → fullName → Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea ⓘ
linked to: International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
COLREGs → alsoKnownAs → International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea ⓘ
COLREGs → contains → Annex I – Positioning and technical details of lights and shapes ⓘ
linked to: International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
MSC → governingBodyOf → International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea ⓘ
International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea → contains → Part B – Steering and Sailing Rules ⓘ
linked to: International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
Vessel Traffic Service Rotterdam → ensuresComplianceWith → international collision regulations (COLREGs) ⓘ
linked to: International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
Atlantic Ocean shipping lanes → subjectTo → International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea ⓘ
Part D – Sound and Light Signals → partOf → International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea ⓘ
Annex IV – Distress signals → partOf → International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea ⓘ
Annex V – Pilot rules → partOf → International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea ⓘ
Part E – Exemptions → partOf → International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea ⓘ
Inland Navigation Rules → relatedTo → International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea ⓘ
North Sea approaches to Shetland → governedBy → International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea ⓘ
New York Harbor approaches → governedBy → International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea ⓘ
DIRECTEMAR → implements → International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea ⓘ
Traffic Separation Scheme → governedBy → International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea ⓘ
subject linked to: Traffic Separation Schemes