COLREGs Reviewer

• International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea


  COLREGs
• Wings-in-ground


  WIG - a specialized type of vehicle, called a WIG craft or ground-effect vehicle (GEV), flies close to the surface, utilizing the aerodynamic lift produced by its wings interacting with the ground or water surface.
• Very High Frequency


  VHF
• Automatic Identification System


  AIS
• Global Positioning System


  GPS
• Radio Detecting and Ranging


  RADAR
• Maritime Labour Convention


  MLC
• Safety of Life at Sea


  SOLAS
• Standard of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping


  STCW
• The International Convention for Pollution Prevention from Ships


  MARPOL
• Application - These Rules shall apply to all vessels upon the high seas and in all waters connected there with navigable by seagoing vessels.


  Rule 1
• Responsibility


  Rule 2
• General Definitions


  Rule 3
• Application - Rules in this Section apply in any condition of visibility.


  Rule 4
• Look-out


  Rule 5
• Safe Speed


  Rule 6
• Risk of Collision


  Rule 7
• Actions to avoid collision


  Rule 8
• Narrow Channels


  Rule 9
• Traffic Seperation Schemes


  Rule 10
• Application - Rules in this section apply to vessels in sight of one another.


  Rule 11
• Sailing Vessels


  Rule 12
• 7 times


  How many times COLREG amended?
• WIG craft or Wings-in-ground

  The word vessel includes every description of water craft, including non‑displacement craft, WIG craft and seaplanes, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water.
• Sailing vessel


  means any vessel under sail provided that propelling machinery, if fitted, is not being used.
• Power driven vessel


  means any vessel propelled by machinery.
• Power driven vessel


  if a sailing vessel operates it's engines it becomes, by a definition
• Every vessel shall use all available means appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditions to determine if risk of collision exists. If there is any doubt such risk shall be deemed to exist.


  Rule 7 Risk of Collision
• A vessel proceeding along the course of a narrow channel or fairway shall keep as near to the outer limit of the channel or fairway which lies on her starboard side as is safe and practicable.


  Rule 9 Narrow Channels
• Decide, Asses, Determine, Observe


  4 Orbits to act in a situation
• one short blast to mean


  What signal you will do to warn that your ship is altering her course to starboard
• two short blasts to mean


  What signal you will do to warn that your ship is altering her course to port side
• three short blasts to mean


  What signal you will do to warn that your ship is operating astern propulsion
• two prolonged blasts followed by one short blast to mean


  What signal you will do to warn that you intend to overtake on the starboard side of the ship?
• 1 seconds and 4 to 6 seconds


  how many seconds do short and long horn when signaling
• two prolonged blast followed by two short blasts to mean


  What signal you will do to warn that you intend to overtake on the portside of the ship?
• vessel engaged in fishing 


  means any vessel fishing with nets, lines, trawls or other fishing apparatus which restrict manoeuvrability
• The word seaplane includes any aircraft designed to manoeuvre on the water
• vessel not under command


  means a vessel which through some exceptional circumstance is unable to manoeuvre as required by these Rules and is therefore unable to keep out of the way of another vessel.
• vessel restricted in her ability to maneuver

  means a vessel which from the nature of her work is restricted in her ability to manoeuvre as required by these Rules and is therefore unable to keep out of the way of another vessel.