Navigation Rules and Regulations Handbook: International--Inland - Paperback

by U S Coast Guard (Author)

From the United States Department of Transportation and the United States Coast Guard, the official, legally required handbook for every boat owner--covering safety, collision avoidance, towing and pushing, and more.

• Steering and sailing in all levels of visibility, including how to avoid collisions
• Conduct when another boat is in sight, including navigating in head-on and crossing situations
• Requirements for flags, shapes, and lights, and how to identify other vessels
• Sending and receiving sound and light signals from other ships, such as distress signals

Author Biography

The U.S. Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the U.S. military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission (with jurisdiction in both domestic and international waters) and a federal regulatory agency mission as part of its mission set. It protects the personal safety and security of the American people; the marine transportation system and infrastructure; the country's natural and economic resources; and the territorial integrity of the nation--from both internal and external threats, natural and man-made. It protects these interests in U.S. ports, inland waterways, along the coasts, and on international waters.