International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (IRPCS)

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Published by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), they set out, among other things, the “rules of the road” or navigation rules to be followed by ships and other vessels at sea to prevent collisions between two or more vessels.

For more details & easy to understand explanations of the rules, see our rule book:

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