COLREG: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 2003 Consolidated Edition (IB904E)

The Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGs), 1972 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 and supersedes the 2002 consolidated edition.

Please download and print the errata at www.imo.org/includes/blastData.asp/doc_id=3822

Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972, as amended

International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972, as amended

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