Learn the nautical rules of the road. The essential guide to the COLREGs. Изучите морские правила расхождения судов. Основное руководство по МППСС-72

Издание на английском языке

Learning, understanding and remembering the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGs) is essential for anyone venturing onto the water.
But with the COLREGs stretching to over 12,000 words, this is no small task. This is where this excellent book comes in. The vital, but dry, document is bought to life (as well as included in full).
The intention of each rule and how it should be applied when at sea is explained. Personal anecdotes make everything real and remembering different aspects of the Regulations is made easier through mnemonics and other devices.

"...one of the most easy-to-read rule books out there" (Boat Mart)

This is the ideal book whether you:
- want to increase your confidence
- need to pass an exam
- require an onboard reference
- wish to improve your understanding of the nautical rules of the road Monitor your progress with online tests linked to chapters.

Paul Boissier was formerly a senior Admiral in the Royal Navy and has spent much of his professional life at sea in a wide variety of vessels, commanding two submarines and a warship. He is also a very experienced yachtsman and has cruised extensively. These perspectives, from the cockpit of a yacht and the bridge of a large ship, make him the ideal author for a COLREGs guide that will be equally useful to leisure boat users and professional mariners.
Paul is currently the Chief Executive of the RNLI, the charity that saves life at sea, and operates over 340 lifeboats around the UK and the Republic of Ireland.

Contents
Foreword by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston
1. Introduction
2. Context of the Rules: Rules 1-7
3. How to Recognise Other Vessels by their Lights and Shapes: Rules 20-31 and 36
4. Sound Signals: Rules 32-35
5. The Manoeuvring Rules: Rules 8, 11-19
6. Narrow Channels and Fairways, and Separation Schemes: Rules 9 and 10
7. Some Examples of Collision Avoidance
8. Particular Issues for Yachts and Small Boats
9. Buoyage
10. Distress Signals: Annex IV
11. International Marine VHF Channels as Used in the UK
12. The Rules - Verbatim