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    Colregs
    Colregs
    Colregs
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    Colregs

    By Alan Phillips

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    International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea.
    All vessels should have a copy of these International Regulations on board.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAlan Phillips
    Release dateJan 20, 2011
    ISBN9781465872920
    Colregs
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    Alan Phillips

    ABOUT THE AUTHORTwice Around-the-World +Alan Phillips did his first circumnavigation in a boat called “Scorpio “starting in 1980. His next circumnavigation commenced in 1992 onboard “Wallaby Creek “. This voyage lasted 15 years.He has also done a two year passage to China via Solomon Islands, Micronesia, Philippines etc.His is Australian and has circumnavigated Australia and done numerous passages out into the Pacific Ocean from Australia, including seven times into Papua New Guinea and six times across the China Sea.After 25 years and 100,000 nautical miles of ocean cruising he is one of the most experience cruising sailors on earth.Along the way he has developed his own philosophies and has views that exhibit original thinking.OTHER THINGS HE HAS DONESailed my small boat thru the very eye of a tropical cycloneand lived to tell.Hit a reef, wrecked my boat and was castaway alone on Orchilla Isle in the Caribbean to live like Robinson Crusoe.and lived to tellLooked into the barrel of a PLO gun with the terrorists screaming at me in some languageand lived to tellLooked into the barrel of an Israel machine gun while being screamed at in some languageand lived to tellHad a beer in the Beirut yacht club while the Israelis rocketed and bombed with everything they had and lived.Sailed up to and anchored at Pirate Island in the Southern Philippines and shared a bottle of rum with the piratesand lived to tellGot caught smuggling in Panama and then had to drink the customs officer under the table. After which we altered the paperwork and were friendsand stayed out of jailEscaped from the immigration police in Indonesia by stealing a speed boat and pulling Wallaby Creek thru the reefDrilled out my own tooth with tools from the tool box.Circumnavigated Australia and twice around the world.Found a Polynesian tribe that is still living an uncivilized life and has never been visited by a tourist.Been becalmed for 3 weeks under the tropical sun and at the end had counted out our last meals.Found a cave in PNG with dozens of human skeletons from people who entered the cave in order to die.Fathered a beautiful baby with a young Swiss girl and married her even though she is 25 years youngerand also younger then 2 of my other children.Survived three shark attacks where the sharks ripped my spear and fish from my hands. I continue to spearfish at every opportunity.Spent months alone at sea in a leaky boat with no motor and no electrical or electronic thing on the boat.Left a crewman with a primitive tribe in PNG and returned a year later to look for him. Received a message in a bottle.Crossed the jungles of the Western Province of PNG where no white man had been for 20 years.Did a seven-week single-handed passage from Panama to Tahiti. And didn’t end up much crazier.

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    • 1/5
      Solamente transcripción de las reglas, tal cual. No hay análisis ni comentarios.
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      This is nothing more than a re-print of the COLREGS.
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      excellent

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    Colregs - Alan Phillips

    International Regulations For Preventing Collisions At Sea.

    by Alan Phillips

    Smashwords Edition

    Copyright 2011 Alan Phillips

    Other books by this author

    AROUND-THE-WORLD SAILING GUIDE

    WEATHER SCHOOL

    SAILING DIRECTIONS

    Contents

    General

    * Rule 1 - Application

    * Rule 2 - Responsibility

    * Rule 3 - General definitions

    Conduct of vessels in any condition of visibility

    * Rule 4 - Application

    * Rule 5 - Look-out

    * Rule 6 - Safe speed

    * Rule 7 - Risk of collision

    * Rule 8 - Action to avoid collision

    * Rule 9 - Narrow channels

    * Rule 10 - Traffic separation schemes

    Conduct of vessels in sight of one another

    * Rule 11 - Application

    * Rule 12 - Sailing vessels

    * Rule 13 - Overtaking

    * Rule 14 - Head-on situation

    * Rule 15 - Crossing situation

    * Rule 16 - Action by give-way vessel

    * Rule 17 - Action by stand-on vessel

    * Rule 18 - Responsibilities between vessels

    Conduct of vessels in restricted visibility

    * Rule 19 - Conduct of vessels in restricted visibility

    Lights and Shapes

    * Rule 20 - Application

    * Rule 21 - Definitions

    * Rule 22 - Visibility of lights

    * Rule 23 - Power-driven vessels underway

    * Rule 24 - Towing and pushing

    * Rule 25 - Sailing vessels underway and vessels under oars

    * Rule 26 - Fishing vessels

    * Rule 27 - Vessels not under command or restricted in their ability to manoeuvre

    * Rule 28 - Vessels constrained by their draught

    * Rule 29 - Pilot vessels

    * Rule 30 - Anchored vessels and vessels aground

    * Rule 31 - Seaplanes

    Sound and Light signals

    * Rule 32 - Definitions

    * Rule 33 - Equipment for sound signals

    * Rule 34 - Manoeuvering and warning signals

    * Rule 35 - Sound signals in restricted visibility

    * Rule 36 - Signals to attract attention

    * Rule 37 - Distress signals

    Exceptions

    * Rule 38 - Exemptions

    Distress Signals - Annex IV

    PART A : GENERAL

    RULE 1 - Application

    a. These Rules shall apply to all vessels upon the high seas and in all waters connected therewith navigable by sea-going vessels.

    b. Nothing in these Rules shall interfere with the operation of special rules made by an appropriate authority for roadsteads, harbours, rivers, lakes or inland waterways connected with the high seas and navigable by sea-going vessels. Such special rules shall conform as closely as possible to these Rules.

    c. Nothing in these Rules shall interfere with the operation of any special rules made by the Government of any State with respect to additional station or signal lights or whistle signals for ships

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