Guidance
Appendix 2 - Original COLREG and amendments
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Appendix 2
Original COLREG and amendments
| COLREG/ Amendments |
Adopted by | Adopted date | Effective Date | Amendments to the Convention |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLREG | Conference | 20/10/1972 | 15/07/1977 | |
| 1981 Amendments | Res.A.464(12) | 19/11/1981 | 01/06/1983 | Rule 1(c), 3(g), 3(g)(v), 10(b)(iii), 10(d), 10(e), 10(k), 10(l), 13(a), 22(d), 23(c), 24(a)(i), 24(c)(i), 24(d), 24(e), 24(g), 24(h), 24(i), 25(b), 27(b), 27(b)(iii), 27(c), 27(d), 27(e), 27(f), 27(g), 29(a)(iii), 30(e), 30(f), 33(a), 34(b)(iii), 35(d), 36, 37, 38, 38(h), Annex I/Sec.1, 2(f), 2(i)(ii), 2(j), 2(k), 3(b), 3(c), 5, 8, 9(a)(i), 9(a)(ii), 10(a), 10(b), 13, Annex III/1(d), 2(a), 2(b), 3 |
| 1987 Amendments | Res.A.626(15) | 19/11/1987 | 19/11/1989 | Rule 1(e), 3(h), New Rule 8(f), 10(a), 10(c), Annex 1/section 2(d), 2(i)(ii), 10(a), (b), Annex IV/new para 1(o) |
| 1989 Amendments | Res.A678(16) | 19/10/1989 | 19/04/1991 | Rule 10(d), (i), 10(d)(ii) |
| 1993 Amendments | Res.A.736(18) | 04/11/1993 | 04/11/1995 | Rule 26(b)(i), 26(c)(i), 26(d), Annex I/Sec. 3(d), sec. 9(b), 9(b)(ii), New Sec. 13, Annex II/Sec. 2(a), 2(b), 2(c), Annex IV/sub-para. 1(o) |
| 2001 Amendments | Res.A.910(22) | 29/11/2001 | 29/11/2003 | Rule 3(a), (m), Rule 8(a), Rule 18(f), Rule 23(c), Rule 31, Rule 33(a), Rule 35(i), Annex I/Sec. 13, Annex III/Sec.1-Whistles para. (a), (c), sec. 2-bell or gong para. (b) |
| 2007 Amendments | Res.A.1004(25) | 29/11/2007 | 01/12/2009 | Annex IV |
| 2013 Amendments | Res.A.1085(28) | 10/12/2013 | 01/01/2016 | Rule 39 (new), Rule 40 (new), Rule 41 (new) |