A Guide to the Collision Avoidance Rules

Published: November 2011

A Guide to the Collision Avoidance Rules is the essential reference to the safe operation of all vessels at sea. Published continuously since 1965, this respected and expert guide is the classic text for all who need to practically and legally understand and comply with ‘The Rules’. This seventh edition includes the full text of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, with practical discussion of the implications of the rules included alongside all updates seen over the years, including the most recent amendments which came into force in December 2007.

The books sets out the ‘COLREGs’ with clear explanation of their meaning, and gives detailed examples of how the rules have been used in practice by seafarers, as well as excerpts from court judgments to illustrate how they have been interpreted in practice.

Written for seagoing engineers, navigating officers, senior crew, cadets and those in training, plus ship operators, marine lawyers and anyone concerned with the safe operation of shipping, this is an essential reference at sea and on shore.

Table of Contents

Collisions and the Courts

History of the Collision Regulations

Part A. General

Part B. Steering and sailing rules

Part C. Lights and shapes

Part D. Sound and light signals

Part E. Exemptions

Annexes to the Rules

International convention on standards of training, certification and watchkeeping for seafarers, 1978

imo Recommendation on navigational watchkeeping

International convention on standards of training, certification and watchkeeping for seafarers, 1978, as amended

Change of bearing with change of range

Manœuvres to avoid collision

Manœuvring information

List of ships