International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREG)
Reglamento internacional para prevenir abordajes (COLREG)
- Date
- 1972 (en vigor desde 1977) · confidence high
- Place
- London, England, United Kingdom
- Credited to
- International Maritime Organization (IMO)
- Field
- Movement
What it is
An IMO convention unifying the rules of steering and sailing, lights, shapes and sound signals of all ships, and traffic separation schemes. It is the 'rule of the road' at sea.
What it led to
- common give-way and stand-on rules between ships
- traffic separation schemes
- mandatory bridge-officer training