{"product_id":"farwells-rules-of-the-nautical-road-colregs-9th","title":"Farwell's Rules of the Nautical Road (COLREGs), 9th Edition","description":"\u003ch4\u003eOverview\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfessional mariners, military and civilian, from cadets to captains, will find this book’s thorough commentary on the rules of the road and its analysis of numerous collision cases in which the courts construed and applied those rules an invaluable reference. i. Farwells’ Rules of the Nautical Road continues to provide maritime attorneys professional insight into how the rules apply in context and offers rigorous analysis of their application by courts and administrative tribunals For nearly eighty years, this book has been viewed as the indispensable collision law reference work.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis new edition of Captain Farwell’s venerable reference on the nautical rules of the road preserves the carefully crafted wisdom on the first edition, published in 1941 while providing up-to-date information to help the modern mariner understand how those rules are being interpreted and applied today.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe ninth edition includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eUpdated coverage of the rules by incorporating previous amendments to the 1972 COLREGS and the U.S. Inland Rules.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribes the International Maritime Organization’s ongoing regulatory scoping project examining issues raised by the introduction of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS), while noting the as-yet unanswered COLREGs compliance challenges such vessels will face Integrates the watchstander qualifications and requirements imposed by the STCW Convention and Code, the SOLAS Convention and by U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard directives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncorporates equipment and watchkeeping requirements from the U.S. Navigation Safety Standards Updates collision cases from the US, UK, and Canadian courts, and adds relevant interpretations and decisions from Coast Guard Law Bulletins and Coast Guard Decisions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnalyzes several well-publicized collisions that occurred since the publication of the eighth edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpdates coverage of the narrow channel rule, taking particular note of the difficulties in determining where the rule applies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpdates the materials on the look-out and risk of collision responsibilities to address integrated bridge systems, automatic identification systems, voyage data recorders, and the increasingly “active” role of VTS.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCraig Allen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCraig H. Allen is a retired Coast Guard officer and the Judson Falknor Professor of Law Emeritus at the University of Washington, where he teaches maritime and international law. He formerly held the Charles Stockton Chair in International Law at the U.S. Naval War College and served as the Distinguished Visiting Professor of Maritime Studies at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCraig Allen Jr.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCraig H. Allen, Jr., who joins this ninth edition, is a career Coast Guard cutterman currently serving as commanding officer of USCGC Steadfast (WMEC 623).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAdditional Information\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSubject: Navy Textbooks\/Professional Reading\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003ePages: 560 pages\u003cbr\u003eIllustrations: 24 figures\u003cbr\u003ePublished: November 15, 2020\u003cbr\u003eISBN-10: 1682475492\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781682475492\u003cbr\u003eProduct Dimensions: 10 × 7 × 1 in\u003cbr\u003eProduct Weight: 38 oz\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"U.S. Naval Institute Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35776221151396,"sku":"9781682475492","price":64.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0090\/5072\/products\/farwell-s-rules-of-the-nautical-road-9th-edition-18771628720292.jpg?v=1628833947","url":"https:\/\/www.amnautical.com\/products\/farwells-rules-of-the-nautical-road-colregs-9th","provider":"American Nautical Services","version":"1.0","type":"link"}