COLREG

Description

COLREG – Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972

The Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREG), 1972 has been accepted by many States since it was adopted in 1972 and entered into force in July 1977. It was amended in 1981, 1987, 1989, 1993 and 2001. This publication contains the fully consolidated text of the 1972 Convention. It supersedes the 2002 consolidated edition.

Part A  General

Part B Steering and sailing rules

Part C Lights and shapes

Part D Sound and light signals

Part E Exemptions

Annex I Positioning and technical details of lights and shapes

Annex II Additional signals for fishing vessels fishing in close proximity

Annex III Technical details of sound signal appliances

Annex IV Distress signals