INTERNATIONAL

REGULATIONS FOR
PREVENTING COLLISIONS
AT SEA

DAYTIME SHAPES AND

SIGNALS
VESSEL ENGAGED IN FISHING
VESSEL ENGAGED IN FISHING
GEAR OUTLYING MORE
THAN 150M
HORIZONTALLY
SAILING VESSEL UNDER POWER
VESSEL RESTRICTED IN ITS ABILITY TO MANOUVERE
VESSEL NOT UNDER COMMAND
VESSEL CONSTRAINED BY ITS DRAFT
VESSEL ENGAGED IN TOWING: LENGTH OF TOW LESS
THAN 200m
VESSEL ENGAGED IN TOWING: LENGTH OF TOW LESS
THAN 200m
RESTRICTED IN ITS ABILITY TO MANOUVER
VESSEL ENGAGED IN TOWING: LENGTH OF TOW GREATER
THAN 200m
VESSEL ENGAGED IN TOWING: PARTLY SUBMERGED OR
INCONSPICUOUS OBJECT: LENGTH OF TOW LESS THAN
200M
VESSEL ENGAGED IN MINECLEARANCE OPERATIONS:
KEEP CLEAR BY AT LEAST 1000m
VESSEL AT ANCHOR
VESSEL AT ANCHOR RESTRICTED IN ITS ABILITY TO
MANOEUVRE
VESSEL ENGAGED IN UNDERWATER OPERATIONS,
RESTRICTED IN ABILITY TO MANOUEVERE. OBSTRUCTION
EXISTS ON SIDE WITH 2 BLACK BALLS(HIS PORT SIDE) CLEAR
TO PASS ON SIDE WITH 2 DIAMONDS(HIS STBD SIDE)
VESSEL ENGAGED IN DIVING OPERATIONS TOO
SMALL TO SHOW ALTERNATIVE SHAPES
VESSEL AGROUND