Title: Nautical rules of the road : the international and inland rules /
Authors: Browne, Steven D.; Farnsworth, B. A., 1949-; Young, Larry C., 1952-
Publisher: Cornell Maritime Press,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Inland navigation Law and legislation.; Rule of the road at sea.
Contents: First edition acknowledgments -- Fourth edition acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Introduction to U.S.Coast Guard Commandant instruction M16672.2D -- Legal citations -- Conversion of metric to U.S. customary/Imperial units -- General -- Steering and sailing rules -- Conduct of vesels in any condition of visibility -- Conduct of vessels in sight of one another -- Conduct of vessels in restricted visibility -- Lights and shapes -- Sound and light signals -- Exemptions -- Positioning and technical details of lights and shapes -- Additional signals for fishing vessels fishing in close proximity -- Technical details of sound signal appliances -- Distress signals -- Pilot rules -- International interpretative rules -- Inland interpretative rules -- COLREGS demarcation lines -- Penalty provisions -- Alternative compliance -- Waters specified by the Secretary -- Vessel bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone regulations -- Questions on the rules of the road -- Study outline for rules of the road -- Index -- Bibliography -- About the authors.