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A sociological interpretation of the COLREGS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 May 2002

Phil Belcher
Phil Belcher
Affiliation:
(Seafarers International Research Centre, Cardiff University)
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Abstract

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This paper discusses issues relating to the practical application of the collision avoidance regulations (COLREGS) from the sociological viewpoint that rules are always contingent, defeasible and that no rule can exhaustively specify the conditions of its use. It is proposed that, due to the inherent nature of rules, the only way successfully to manage collision risks at sea, is physically to separate opposing traffic flows, so as to remove the interpretative and mutually co-ordinating factors from the COLREGS.

Keywords

ColregsHuman FactorsSafety
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 55 , Issue 2 , May 2002 , pp. 213 - 224
Copyright
© 2002 The Royal Institute of Navigation