COLREGS - International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea

file://C:\Documents and Settings\M.Ventura\Local Settings\Temp\~hhA077.htmPage 6 of 742009-09-22Lloyd’s Register Rulefinder 2005 – Version 9.4COLREGS - International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea - Articles of the Convention on theInternational Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 - Article IV - Entry into forceArticle IV - Entry into force1..(a). The present Convention shall enter into force twelve months after the date on which at least 15 States, theaggregate of whose merchant fleets constitutes not less than 65 per cent by number or by tonnage of the world fleet ofvessels of 100 gross tons and over have become Parties to it, whichever is achieved first.(b). Notwithstanding the provisions in subparagraph (a) of this paragraph, the present Convention shall not enter intoforce before 1 January 1976.2.. Entry into force for States which ratify, accept, approve or accede to this Convention in accordance with article IIafter the conditions prescribed in sub-paragraph 1(a) have been met and before the Convention enters into force, shallbe on the date of entry into force of the Convention.3.. Entry into force for States which ratify, accept, approve or accede after the date on which this Convention enters intoforce, shall be on the date of deposit of an instrument in accordance with article II.4.. After the date of entry into force of an amendment to this Convention in accordance with paragraph 4 of article VI,any ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall apply to the Convention as amended.5.. On the date of entry into force of this Convention, the Regulations replace and abrogate the InternationalRegulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1960.6.. The Secretary-General shall inform the Governments of States that have signed or acceded to this Convention ofthe date of its entry into force.Copyright 2005 Lloyd's Register or International Maritime Organization. All rights reserved. Lloyd's Register, its affiliates and subsidiaries and their respectiveofficers, employees or agents are, individually and collectively, referred to in this clause as the 'Lloyd's Register Group'. The Lloyd's Register Group assumes noresponsibility and shall not be liable to any person for any loss, damage or expense caused by reliance on the information or advice in this document orhowsoever provided, unless that person has signed a contract with the relevant Lloyd's Register Group entity for the provision of this information or advice and inthat case any responsibility or liability is exclusively on the terms and conditions set out in that contract.