Annotated Navigation Rules

This complete illustrated copy of the Navigation Rules, updated with all USCG changes and corrections as of July 2013.  


To facilitate use of the Rules in both US Inland and International Waters, all Rules and Annexes have been annotated with highlights to show differences between these two sets of Rules using the following codes:


Yellow means the rules are different

Orange means the rule is unique to Inland Rules

Blue means the rule unique to International Rules

Green means different wording, but no practical difference


These annotations are valuable for those who sail in both waters and for those studying for a USCG deck license exam, which cover both sets of Rules for all licenses.