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When Do Collision Regulations Begin to Apply?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 June 2008

Jinsong Zhao
Jinsong Zhao*
Affiliation:
Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
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(Email: csalegal@yahoo.com.cn)
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Abstract

The fundamental approaches for preventing collisions at sea are based on interpreting and understanding the Collision Regulations correctly. Although the Regulations are the technical standards of collision avoidance conduct at sea, they are also the code for dividing liability1. When one tries to apportion the collision liability between two parties, the first question faced is whether the Rules apply and if so, when do they apply? In order to answer this question, this paper has reviewed most of the English, American and Canadian cases in the past hundred plus years, which are related to this topic and outlined briefly four special circumstances where collision avoidance rules do not apply, even if there is a risk of collision.

Keywords

The Collision RegulationsRisk of CollisionCollision AvoidanceCollision Liability
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 61 , Issue 3 , July 2008 , pp. 515 - 528
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 2008

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