This Month the general topic will be around the International Rules of the Road. The latest revisions were published in 1972. The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972 (COLREGs) are published by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and set out, among other things, the "rules of the road" or navigation rules to be followed by ships and other vessels at sea to prevent collisions between two or more vessels. These rules are hundreds of years old in their … [Read more...]