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All the boating Rules of the Road in our essential quick reference boating app. Search the rules, Save Favourites, continue studying and test yourself! Used by seafarers worldwide.

** NEW UPDATE **

ColRegs: Rules of the Road helps skippers, sailors, boaters, anglers, crew and maritime professionals understand how vessels should interact, determine which vessel should give way and identify the action required to help prevent a collision.

The app covers the Steering and Sailing Rules and the Sound and Light Signals of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (IRPCS/ColRegs).

“…a brilliant training and reference device.”

QUICK, PRACTICAL REFERENCE

Whether you are on the water or ashore, studying in daylight or identifying a vessel in darkness or poor visibility, the app helps you find the relevant illustration, rule and definition in seconds.

  • Quick-reference and revision tool
  • Search across ColRegs, navigation lights, day shapes and study content
  • Improve your recognition of vessels at night and by day
  • Supports sailing, boating and maritime training courses
  • Learn using more than 100 custom-made illustrations
  • Supports classroom instruction and independent study
  • Test your recall through interactive quizzes
  • Visual aide-memoire when out on the water
  • Use core reference content without internet connection
  • Especially useful for students of Day Skipper, Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster courses

>>>FULL APP: AD FREE | NO IN-APP PURCHASES | NO SUBSCRIPTION

WHAT’S NEW IN THIS VERSION

This major update makes ColRegs: Rules of the Road clearer, faster and easier to use.

  • Save Favourites
  • Reorder Favourites
  • Continue from last page viewed
  • Detailed search results
  • Expand full rule only when you need it
  • New gallery-style viewer
  • Access additional Safe Skipper online quizzes
  • Share the app with friends
The app has 4 sections:

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Features and Benefits:

  • Easy reference learning and revision tool for day skippers and boat pilots
  • 100+ graphics with clear explanations of the rules
  • Researched and produced by nautical experts for accuracy
  • Positively evaluated by professional navigators for reliability
  • Interactive “Test Yourself” Section
  • No internet connection required
  • Simple, easy to use navigation for quick reference
  • Every rule and definition available at the touch of a finger.

The app has 4 sections:

Navigation Rules: A graphic reference guide which illustrates the majority of the “Steering and Sailing Rules”in 29 easy to follow illustrations. Each illustration has a two line caption explaining the rule. For more detailed information, drop down captions reproduce the appropriate rule in full.

Signals: The “Sound and Light Signals” in 37 easy to follow illustrations. Also included in this section is Annex IV from the ColRegs, detailing the “Distress Signals” used at sea. Each illustration has a two line caption explaining the rule. For more detailed information, where appropriate, drop down captions reproduce the rule in full.

ColRegs: Steering and Sailing Rules (Rules 4 to 19) and Part D: Sound and Light Signals (Rules32 to 37) and Annex IV Distress Signals are reproduced in full.

Test Yourself: A series of multiple choice questions with 28 graphic representations of the rules helps you check your knowledge.

Reviews by users of this app:

“… a brilliant training and reference device” 

“…. excellent graphics, really first class clean design and accurate info…”

“I liked the general feel and simplicity of the ColRegs Rules of the Road app”

“Very easy to use, wish I’d had this when I was doing Day Skipper!”

“I have deleted another app that I had in favour of yours.”

“….excellent graphics, really first class clean design and accurate info…”

” Beautifully produced and very simple to use, a cool learning tool”

” Good app for anyone to use, especially when you are training for boatmaster, yachtmaster etc. Much easier than flip cards”

“Useful app for trainees. Seriously, if those user dont know how to use it, pls uninstall.. Best app ever!! Thank you..”

“Very useful as a memory aid as it is a while since I did my training. Excellent – recommended. I’ll have it on my iPad next time i’m out on the water. Well done.”

“Bilder slutade fungera när jag bytte till android 4. Mailade utvecklaren, de löste problemet. De erbjöd mig även pengarna tillbaka om jag inte skulle vara nöjd.”

Other apps in this series:

ColRegs: Nav Lights & Shapes covers Part C: “Lights and Shapes” (Rules 20-31) of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (IRPCS). 

Navigation Rules Inland – covers the complete Inland Navigation Rules for U.S. inland waters and the Great Lakes. 

IALA Buoyage and Lights – covers the International Association of Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) Systems A & B.

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