Sjötrafikföreskrifter m.m. 2024 contains the International Rules of the Road (COLREG) as well as national regulations on vessel traffic with comments on, among other things, how these rules are interpreted by the courts. In addition, information on marking and navigational signs etc. is included.
The aim of the book is to provide up-to-date interpretations of regulations that are of fundamental importance for the operation of ships and boats, both in commercial and pleasure traffic. The publication has previously been published in seventeen editions by the Swedish Maritime Administration. The twenty-third edition was published in April 2024 and is updated until January 1, 2024.
The commentaries have been written by Professor Hugo Tiberg and lawyer Mattias Widlund. ISBN 978-91-7223-923-4
Contents
1 . Introduction
2 . The International Rules of the Road
3 . National supplements to and exceptions from the International Rules of the Road
4. Local water traffic regulations
5. Precaution and search
6. Warships and military conditions affecting maritime traffic
7. Excerpts from Ufs A
8. Marking
9. Seaway signs
10. Marking and labeling of fishing gear
11. Designations in Swedish nautical charts
12. Duty to report hazards to maritime traffic
13. Distress signals
14. International signal flags
15. Uniform signals
16. Morse code
17. Spelling tables