03495nam a2200289 a 4500 1/44269 140228s2011 uk a 000 0 eng 9780080971704 (electronic bk.) 0080971709 (electronic bk.) 47210 OPELS eng OPELS CDX CVM TEF OCLCQ OCLCF GR-PeUP Cockcroft, A. N. (Alfred Norman) A guide to the collision avoidance rules [electronic resource] / by A. Cockcroft and J. Lameijer. 7th ed. Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2011. 1 online resource (1 v.) A Guide to the Collision Avoidance Rules is the essential reference to the safe operation of all vessels at sea. Published continuously since 1965, this respected and expert guide is the classic text for all who need to practically and legally understand and comply with 'The Rules'. This seventh edition includes the full text of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, with practical discussion of the implications of the rules included alongside all updates seen over the years, including the most recent amendments which came into force in December 2009. The books sets out the 'COLREGs' with clear explanation of their meaning, and gives detailed examples of how the rules have been used in practice by seafarers, as well as excerpts from court judgments to illustrate how they have been interpreted in practice. Written for seagoing engineers, navigating officers, senior crew, cadets and those in training, plus ship operators, marine lawyers and anyone concerned with the safe operation of shipping, this is an essential reference at sea and on shore. Includes the full text of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, updated in line with the December 2009 amendments to the rules. Contains practical advice on how the regulations should be interpreted and collisions avoided, with insightful discussion of the implications of key phrases and Court interpretations. Covers important maneuvering information, with diagrams covering stopping distances, turning circles of ships of various type and size, and a color section with examples of ships' lights. Preface -- Collisions and the courts -- History of collision regulations -- International regulations for preventing collisions at sea, 1972 (with comments) -- Part A - general: rules 1-3 -- Part B - Steering and sailing rules: rules 4-19 -- Part C - lights and shapes: rules 20-31 -- Part D - sound and light signals: rules 32-37 -- Part E - exemptions -- Annexes to the rules -- International convention on standards of training, certification and watchkeeping fopr seafarers, 1978 -- IMO recommendation on navigational watchkeeping -- International convention on standards of training, certification and watchkeeping for seafarers, 1978, as amended -- Change of bearing with change of range -- Manœuvres to avoid collision -- Manœuvring information - List of ships.. Previous ed.: 2003. Rule of the road at sea. Collisions at sea Prevention. Electronic books. Lameijer, J. N. F. INST UNIPILB EBOOKS 20140306 00b47210 00b47210 ONLINE 0 ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780080971704 /webopac/covers/03/47210_9780080971704.jpg (electronic bk.) /webopac/covers/03/47210_0080971709.jpg (electronic bk.)