What is the equivalent of the highway code for the sea ?

Question

What is the equivalent of the highway code for the sea ?

Answer 1

there is something called the IRPCS which stands for International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea they cover collision avoidance right of way lights and sound signals.

they are sometimes unofficially called collregs or the rules of the road.

Answer 2

Maritime Code.

Answer 3

International Regulations to Prevent Collisions or COLREGS. Adopted in 1972 with amendments.

Answer 4

The rules of the road

Answer 5

the highWAVE code??!!!

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!

Answer 6

Arrrrrrgh.  Everybody knows it's the Pirate's Code, laid down by the pirates Morgan and Bartholomew.

Answer 7

There is an organisation called International Maritime Organization  

http://www.imo.org/

And this is the 'rules of the road'

http://www.imo.org/Conventions/contents....

Answer 8

The Rules of the Road.

http://www.nswboating.com.au/Rules-of-th...

Answer 9

They are called the rules of the road and someone already gave you a link for them

Answer 10

This would be the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea which you can buy a copy of quite cheaply from a chandlery.

This link will take you directly to the IMO's COLREGs

http://www.imo.org/Conventions/contents....