Rules of the Road · Distress Signals
Firing a gun or other explosive at intervals of approximately 1 minute is recognized as a distress signal under which authority?
- A72 COLREGS Rule 35(a)
- B72 COLREGS Annex IV, paragraph 1(a)✓ Correct
- C72 COLREGS Rule 37
- DSOLAS Chapter V Regulation 31
Explanation
Annex IV paragraph 1(a) lists 'a gun or other explosive signal fired at intervals of approximately 1 minute' as a recognized distress signal. Rule 37 simply states that a vessel in distress shall use the signals described in Annex IV; the specific signals are enumerated in Annex IV, not in Rule 37 itself.
Authority: 72 COLREGS Annex IV, paragraph 1(a)
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