COLREGs · Rule 31
Seaplanes
TL;DR
Seaplanes (and WIG craft) exhibit lights and shapes characteristic of vessels of their category as far as practicable.
Authoritative source
- 33 CFR §83.31— verbatim Inland Rule text (US Code of Federal Regulations)
- International COLREGs Rule 31 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 31 — Seaplanes →More from Part C — Lights and Shapes
Related drills
- Rule 20 — Application (Lights and Shapes)
- Rule 21 — Definitions (Lights)
- Rule 22 — Visibility of Lights
- Practise Rule 23 — Power-driven Vessel Underway
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