Sail Skills - ColRegs Free Guide to ColRegs (the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, the IRPCS or Collision Regs). Guidance covers all aspects with animations, pictures and diagrams. Aimed at small vessel users but suitable for professional mariners. Especially recommended for RYA examination candidates.
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ColRegs Home>ColRegs>Signals>Manoeuvring & Warn>Overtaking in Narrow Channel or Fairway back to top The animations below show: vessels in sight of one another in a: narrow channel or fairway Where: one intends to overtake the other and the vessel to be overtaken has to take action to allow safe passing Vessels in sight of another vessel intends to overtake the other to starboard Vessel to be overtaken has to take action to allow safe passing Vessels in sight of another vessel intends to overtake the other to port Vessel to be overtaken has to take action to allow safe passing Vessels in sight of another vessel intends to overtake the other to starboard Vessel to be overtaken has to take action to allow safe passing but indicates “doubt” There is no provision in the ColRegs for these sound signals to be supplemented by a light signal The vessels above being overtaken will usually give the sound signal to indicate that they are altering course Diagram of a vessel approaching a bend where the view is obscured Diagram of vessels manoeuvring in sight of each other Diagram of one vessel overtaking another A Royal Navy warship with a small motor boat closing - risk of collision exists Power-driven altering course and astern Concern at another vessel Overtaking in narrow channel or fairway View obscured in narrow channel or fairway
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Uncertian of intentions (smaller vessel) MP3.mp3 Affirmative MP3.mp3 Intend to overtake to port MP3.mp3 Intend to overtake to starboard MP3.mp3