Definition of "COLREGS"

COLREGS

proper noun
1. (international law) International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, the rules published by the International Maritime Organization to prevent collisions involving boats.
  Quotations
  The International Regulations for the Prevention of Collision RULE at Sea (COLREGS) apply to all vessels, from kayaks to ocean-liners, on all of the oceans and bodies of water outside the magenta (red) Demarcation Line printed on charts.
  1998, Charles Wing, Boating Magazine's One Minute Guide to the Nautical Rules of the Road
  There are no material differences between the COLREGS and Inland Rule.
  2005, Craig H. Allen, Farwell's Rules of the Nautical Road, page 14
  The proposed algorithm is based on modified velocity obstacle which applies encounter situation judgment and decision-making of autonomy hazard avoidance of ship, which also take COLREGS into account.
  2014, Jing Leng, Jian Liu, Hongli Xu, “Online Collision Avoidance Based on Modified Velocity Obstacle Approach for Unmanned Surface Vehicles”, in International Conference on Electrical, Control and Automation, page 112