COLREG

Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs)

Adoption: 20 October 1972
Entry into force: 15 July 1977

Introduction

Amendment procedure

Technical provisions

Part A - General (Rules 1-3)

Part B - Steering and Sailing (Rules 4-19)

Section 1 - Conduct of vessels in any condition of visibility (Rules 4-10)

Rule 6 - safe speed

Rule 10 - vessels in or near traffic separation schemes

Section II - Conduct of vessels in sight of one another (Rules 11-18)

Rule 13 - overtaking

Rule 14 - head-on situations

Section III - conduct of vessels in restricted visibility (Rule 19)

Part C Lights and Shapes (Rules 20-31)

Part D - Sound and Light Signals (Rules 32-37)

Part E - Exemptions (Rule 38)

Annexes

The 1981 amendments - rule 10 amended

The 1987 amendments - crossing traffic lanes

The 1989 amendments - inshore traffic zone

The 1993 amendments - positioning of lights

The 2001 amendments - WIG craft