For anyone who owns a boat, this is the handbook for you. Included are all of the official government rules and regulations that must be followed by anyone out on the water. This book will prepare you for head?on situations, avoiding collisions, using, distress signals, and will inform you of all the up?to?date water regulations. Whether you?re in a jam or just relaxing at sea, Navigation Rules will teach and prepare you for anything and everything you may encounter while on your boat.

2018 - NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK - U.S.C.G.Included is a QR switch which opens the LIVE CAM in New York Harbor where you can see the rules in action in real time.Point the code reader on your phone at the QR code in the book and the color photos and videos will open like magic. Save to the home screen and you will have them on your phone for ready reference forever.International and Inland; COLREGS International Regulations to Prevent Collisions at Sea, and U.S. Inland Nav Rules. Demarkation lines between International and Inland Rules. PART A-GENERALRule 1-ApplicationRule 2-ResponsibilityRule 3-General DefinitionsPART B-STEERING AND SAILING RULES Section/Subpart I-Conduct of Vessels In Any Condition of VisibilityRule 4-ApplicationRule 5-Look-outRule 6-Safe SpeedRule 7-Risk of CollisionRule 8-Action to Avoid CollisionRule 9-Narrow ChannelsRule 10-Traffic Separation Schemes/Vessel Traffic ServicesSECTION/SUBPART II-CONDUCT OF VESSELS IN SIGHT OF ONE ANOTHERRule 11-ApplicationRule 12-Sailing VesselsRule 13-OvertakingRule 14-Head-on SituationRule 15-Crossing SituationRule 16-Action by Give-way VesselRule 17-Action by Stand-on VesselRule 18-Responsibilities Between VesselsSection/Subpart III-Conduct of Vessels In Restricted VisibilityRule 19-Conduct of Vessels in Restricted VisibilityPART C-LIGHTS AND SHAPESRule 20-ApplicationRule 21-DefinitionsRule 22-Visibility of LightsRule 23-Power-driven Vessels UnderwayRule 24-Towing and PushingRule 25-Sailing Vessels Underway and Vessels Under OarsRule 26-Fishing VesselsRule 27-Vessels Not Under Command or Restricted in Their Ability to ManeuverRule 28-Vessels Constrained by Their DraftRule 29-Pilot VesselsRule 30-Anchored Vessels and Vessels AgroundRule 31-SeaplanesPART D-SOUND AND LIGHT SIGNALSRule 32-DefinitionsRule 33-Equipment for Sound SignalsRule 34-Maneuvering and Warning SignalsRule 35-Sound Signals in Restricted VisibilityRule 36-Signals to Attract AttentionRule 37-Distress SignalsPART E-EXEMPTIONSRule 38-Exemptions FAQ. Frequently asked questions e.g. what about kayaks? AIS. Automatic identification system. AWW. America's waterways watch. VHF channels and frequencies in U.S. Accident reporting. What to do? What are the legalities?Video tutorials.

This is the clearest, most fully illustrated version of the navigation rules that every captain must have on board—in fact, boats 12 meters (or 39 feet) and longer are required to carry a copy. For years, the United States Coast Guard has produced a guide to operating vessels safely and lawfully in both international and inland waters. But its language is legalistic, complex, and not always very comprehensible. Chapman’s easy-to-read edition has exactly the same information, but with additional illuminating commentary by Editor-at-Large Dan Fales; an explanation of many of the rules in simple, lucid detail; and advice on real-world application. With eight more illustrations than the Coast Guard’s book, the manual looks better than ever, too. No matter whether you navigate a small sailboat, motorboat, or spacious yacht, you won’t want to head onto the water without it.

Includes Errata Sheet of Notice to Mariners (NTM) 22/13. This book contains a complete copy of the Inland and International Navigation Rules as presented by the United States Coast Guard. The Coast Guard requires that an up-to-date copy such as this one be carried on all vessels 12 meters (39 feet) or more in length at all times.In addition to a complete copy of the USCG edition (COMDTINST M16672.2D), Paradise Cay Publications has added the following features to make our book more useful and comprehensive. 1) We have created an Annotated Contents. This added feature will help guide the reader to a desired rule. The topic of each subsection of the rules has been noted for quick reference along with the page numbers for Inland and International Rules. 2) We have updated this edition for corrections presented in Notice to Mariners up through November 15, 2004. 3) We have included detailed instructions on how to log on to the NGA (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, formerly NIMA) website and update this Rules Publication.

This handbook (ISBN: 9780160925665), which supersedes Commandant Instruction 16772.2D, Navigation Rules: International-Inland*, is a compendium, produced by the U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Standards Branch, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington, DC, of the: International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS);Inland Navigation Rules (33 CFR 83);their respective technical annexes (33 CFR 84-90);COLREGS Demarcation Lines (33 CFR 80);Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Regulations, (33 CFR 26);Vessel Traffic Management Regulations (33 CFR 161); and,various other pertinent provisions of the U.S. Code and Code of Federal Regulationsregarding compliance and penalties associated with the Navigation Rules