COLREGs · Rule 10
Traffic Separation Schemes
Last verified: 2026-05-16
TL;DR
Conduct in IMO-adopted traffic separation schemes: proceed in the established direction of flow, keep clear of the separation zone or line, join or leave a lane at as small an angle as practicable.
Authoritative source
Source links checked against the current public rule corpus on 2026-05-16.
- 33 CFR §83.10— verbatim Inland Rule text (US Code of Federal Regulations)(retrieved 2026-05-16)
- International COLREGs Rule 10 verbatim text is published by the IMO. The Inland counterpart 33 CFR §83 chunk above mirrors the international wording almost verbatim.
Inland parallel
Inland Rule 10 — Traffic Separation Schemes →More from Part B-I — Conduct in Any Visibility
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