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Rules 1 to 10
Section I applies in any visibility condition, meaning it always remains in force. It covers our core obligations always to maintain a proper lookout and travel at a speed at which we can remain safe, accounting for the conditions. It outlines our responsibility to act in a timely and significant enough manner when taking actions to avoid collisions.-
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- PART B: Steering & Sailing Rules, Section I: Conduct of Vessels in any Condition of Visibility Rule 4: Application
Rules in this Section apply in any condition of visibility
- PART B: Steering & Sailing Rules, Section I: Conduct of Vessels in any Condition of Visibility Rule 5: Look-out
Every vessel shall at all times maintain a proper look-out by sight and hearing as well as by all available means appropriate in the prevailing...
More Details - PART B: Steering & Sailing Rules, Section I: Conduct of Vessels in any Condition of Visibility Rule 6: Safe speed
Every vessel shall at all times proceed at a safe speed so that she can take proper and effective action to avoid collision and be stopped within...
More Details - PART B: Steering & Sailing Rules, Section I: Conduct of Vessels in any Condition of Visibility Rule 7: Risk of collision
- Every vessel shall use all available means appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditions to determine if risk of collision exists....
- PART B: Steering & Sailing Rules, Section I: Conduct of Vessels in any Condition of Visibility Rule 8: Action to avoid collision
- Any action taken to avoid collision shall be taken in accordance with the Rules of this Part and shall, if the circumstances of the case admit,...
- PART B: Steering & Sailing Rules, Section I: Conduct of Vessels in any Condition of Visibility Rule 9: Narrow channels
- A vessel proceeding along the course of a narrow channel or fairway shall keep as near to the outer limit of the channel or fairway which lies...
- PART B: Steering & Sailing Rules, Section I: Conduct of Vessels in any Condition of Visibility Rule 10: Traffic Separation Schemes
- This Rule applies to traffic separation schemes adopted by the Organization and does not relieve any vessel of her obligation under any other...
