Rules of the Road · Distress Signals
Rule 37 states that a vessel in distress and requiring assistance shall use or exhibit which signals?
- AThe signals described in Rule 35
- BThe signals described in Annex IV✓ Correct
- CThe signals described in Annex II
- DThe signals described in Rule 34
Explanation
Rule 37 is simple: a vessel in distress requiring assistance shall use or exhibit the signals described in Annex IV. Rule 37 itself contains no specific signal descriptions; it delegates entirely to Annex IV, which lists 15+ recognized distress signals.
Authority: 72 COLREGS Rule 37
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