International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea

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international maritime regulation navigation rule set safety regulation

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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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Annex I – Positioning and technical details of lights and shapes	1
Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea	1
Part B – Steering and Sailing Rules	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international maritime regulation ⓘ navigation rule set ⓘ safety regulation ⓘ
adoptedBy	International Maritime Organization ⓘ United Nations member states via IMO framework ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	COLREGs ⓘ surface form: Collision Regulations COLREGs ⓘ surface form: Rules of the Road at Sea
appliesTo	all vessels on connected navigable waters ⓘ all vessels upon the high seas ⓘ
contains	Annexes with technical details ⓘ Part A – General ⓘ International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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COLREGs → alsoKnownAs → International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea ⓘ

COLREGs → contains → International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Annex I – Positioning and technical details of lights and shapes

International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea → contains → International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Part B – Steering and Sailing Rules

COLREGs → fullName → International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea

MSC → governingBodyOf → International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea ⓘ

Maritime Safety Committee → responsibleFor → International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea ⓘ