COLREGs, 2026

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COLREG, 2026 Edition - Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972
Number of Pages: 60
Published Date: March 2026
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Digital (Witherby Connect licence)
This edition of the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREG 1972) contains the consolidated text of the 1972 Convention and all amendments adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee and resolutions adopted by the Assembly of the International Maritime Organization, including the latest amendments from resolution A.1085(28) which entered into force on 1 January 2016.

Annex I Positioning and technical details of lights and shapes
Annex II Additional signals for fishing vessels fishing in close proximity
Annex III Technical details of sound signal appliances
Annex IV Distress signals