Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea. 1972
PART A ── GENERAL
Rule 1
Application
(a) The Rules shall to all vesls upon the high as and in all waters connected there with navigable by a going vesls.
(b) Nothing in the Rules shall interfere with the operation of special rules made by an appropriate authority for roadsteads, harbours, rivers, lakes or inland waterways connected with the high as and navigable by a- going vesls. Such special rules shall conform as cloly as possible to the Rules.
(c) Nothing in the Rules shall interfere with the operation of any special rules made by the Government of any State with respect to additional station or signal li
ght无论s, shapes or whistle signals for ships of war and vesls proceeding under convoy, or with respect to additional station or shapes for fishing vesls engaged in fishing as a fleet. The additional station or signal lights, shapes or whistle signals shall, so far as possible, be such that they cannot be mistaken for any light, shape or signal authorized elwhere under the Rules.
(d) Traffic paration schemes may be adopted by the Organization for the purpo of the Rules.
(e) Whenever the Government concerned shall have determined that a vesl of special construction or purpo cannot comply fully with the provisions of any of the Rules with respect to the number, position, range or arc of visibility of lights or shapes, as well as to the disposition and characteristics of sound-signaling appliances, such vesl shall comply with such other provisions in regard to the number, position, range or arc of visibility of lights or shapes, as well as to the disposition and characteristics of sound- mountainoussignaling appliances, as her Governm
ent shall have determined to be the clost possible krazycompliance with the Rules in respect of that vesl.
第一条 适用范围
1.本规则适用于公海和连接于公海而可供海船航行的一切水域中的一切船舶.
2.本规则不妨碍有关主管机关为连接于公海而可供海船航行的任何港外锚地、港 口、江河、湖泊或内陆水道所制订的特殊规定的实施。这种特殊规定,应尽可能 符合本规则。
3.本规则不妨碍各国政府为军舰及护航下的船舶所制订的关于额外的队形灯、信号灯、号型或笛号，或者为结对从事捕鱼的渔船所制定的关于额外的队形灯、信号灯、号型或笛号, 应尽可能不致被误认为本规则其他条文所规定的任何号灯、号型或信号。
4.为实施本规则，本组织可以采纳分道通航制。
5.凡经有关政府确定，某种特殊构造或用途的船舶，如不能完全遵守本规则任何一条关于号灯或号型的数量、位置、能见距离或弧度以及声号设备的配置和特性的规定时，则应遵
守其政府在号灯或号型的数量、位置、能见距离或弧度以及声号设备的配置和特性方面为之另行确定的尽可能符合本规则要求的规定。
Rule 2
Responsibility
(a) Nothing in the Rules shall exonerate any vesl, 解析法or the owner, master or crew thereof, from the conquencesbottleneck of any neglect to comply with the Rules or of the neglect of any precaution which may be required by the ordinary practice of amen, or by the special circumstances of the ca.
(b) In construing and complying with the Rules due sleeptightregard shall be had to all dangers of navigation and collision and to any special circumstances, including the limitations of the vesls involved, which may make a departure from扎克伯格结婚 the Rules necessary to avoid immediate danger.
第二条责任
1.本规则并不免除任何船舶或其所有人、船长或船员由于遵守本规则的任何疏忽，或者海员通常做法要求的或当时特殊情况要求的任何戒备上的疏忽而产生的各种后果的责任。
2.在解释和遵守本规则时，应考虑到一切航行和碰撞的危险以及包括当事船舶条件限制在内的任何特殊情况，这些危险和特殊情况可能使船舶在必要时为避免紧迫危险而背离本规则。
Rule 3
General Definitions
For the purpo of the Rules, except where the contextprofessionally otherwi requires:
(a) The word "vesl" includes every description of water craft, including non- displacement craft and aplanes, ud or capable of being ud as a means of transportation on water.
(b) The term "power- driven vesl" means any vesl under sail provided that propelling machinery, if fitted, is not being ud.
(d) The term "vesl engaged in fishing" means any vesl fishing with nets, lines, trawls or other fishing apparatus which restrict 奥斯卡奖杯maneuverability, but does not include a vesl fishing with trolling lines or other fishing apparatus which do not restrict maneuverability.
(e) The word "aplane" includes any aircraft designed to manoeuvre on the water.
(f) The term "vesl not under command" means a vesl which through some exceptional circumstance is unable to manoeuvre as required by the Rules and is therefore 领事馆英语unable to keep out of the way of another vesl.
(g) The term "vesl restricted in her ability to manoeuvre" means a vesl which from the nature of her work is restricted in her ability to manoeuvre as required by the Rules and is therefore unable to keep out of the way of another vesl. The term "vesls restricted in their ability to manoeuvre" shall include but not be limited to:
(i) A vesl engaged in laying, rvicing or picking up a navigation mark, submarine cable or pipeline;
(ii) A vesl engaged in dredging, surveying or underwater operations;
