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Collision

Rules

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STUDENT:Mateo

Muura

PROFESOR:BiseraPlani

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Basic

terms

Collision Rules miscellaneous signals

Colregs giving way arcconduct of ship overtaking

Rule of the Road risk of collision

lights and shapes blastsound signals alternation of course

restricted visibility

steering ad sailing rules

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The 31 rules are divided into 6 parts complied by the

International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea(SOLAS) and are known as International Regulations for

Preventing Collision at Sea, or as the Rule of the road.

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INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS ATSEA 1972

(as amended by Resolutions A464(XII), A626(15), A678(16) and A736(18))

Rules

PART 1 DEFINITIONS

PART 2 STEERING AND SAILING RULES

PART 3 LIGHTS AND SHAPES

PART 4 SOUND SIGNALS

PART 5 MISCELLANEOUS SIGNALS

ANNEX I POSITIONING AND TECHNICAL DETAILS OF LIGHTS AND

SHAPES ANNEX II ADDITIONAL SIGNALS FOR FISHING VESSELS FISHING INCLOSE PROXIMITY

ANNEX III TECHNICAL DETAILS OF SOUND SIGNAL APPLIANCES

ANNEX IV DISTRESS SIGNALS

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Part

1

Definitions

Definitions basically define a power - driven vessel and a

sailing vessel.

Rule of the road, powered vessels

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Part

2

STEERINGANDSAILINGRULES

Themostimportantgroupofrules.

Theypresenttheprocedureswhichmustbefollowed forsafetynavigationandavoidance

ofcollision.2.Crossingsituation 3.Headonsituation

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Part

3

lights

andshapes

The lights laid down to be carried under the Rule of the

Road serve two purposes:

Navigation- lights are so designed that other ship

sighting them can tell reasonably accurately the course

of the vessel

Other lights-indicate the type of vessel and her

employment.

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Part

4

Sound

signals

Sound signals are used in fog or restricted visibility:

-one prolonged blast every 2 minutes when she is making way through

the water

-two prolonged blast every 2 minutes when she is underway but

stopped

-a vessel anchored rings her bell rapidly for 5 seconds every 2 minutesPart

5

Miscellaneous

signals

Are signals such as distress signals, etc.

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References

ConventionontheInternationalRegulationsforPreventingCollisionsatSea,1972(COLREGs),fromtheIMO(The

InternationalMaritimeOrganization).RetrievedFebruary13,2006.

PreventionofCollisionsatSeaRegulations1983,from

WesternAustralianLegislation.RetrievedJune6,

2009. NavigationRules,fromtheU.S.CoastGuard.RetrievedDecember16,2006."TheMerchantShipping(Distress

Signalsand

Prevention

of

Collisions)

Regulations

1996".

MaritimeandCoastguardAgency.Retrieved19July2010.