COLREGS Software
A realistic, interactive program that will improve your knowledge of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea. Fully menu-driven - no instructions are needed.
Includes the full text of the Regulations:
- International,
- Canadian Modifications,
- U.S. Inland Waters and their
- Annexes
can be brought to the screen by clicking on the tab.
Study sections show the lights or shapes for every vessel with the arcs
of visibility and the appropriate section of the relevant Rule.
Test sections let you discover how much of this stuff you know. There is
a 'fog signal' section that tests your knowledge of this subject and a 'flash
card' section that tests you on every combination of lights and shapes.
BUOYAGE
Covers both Regions A and B and includes a map showing where the Regions
apply. North America is Region B. For each Region, the study section provides
the details of the buoy, its light characteristics and topmarks (if any),
also its chart symbols and a chartlet showing the location where the buoy
might be expected. You just click on the buoy's button and its details appear.
The study section shows either the buoy or its light and you select the
answer from a choice of four.
The test section is just questions about buoyage and, again, you select
your answer from four.
SIGNALS
Includes the International Code of Signals (Flags) and Morse Code (Flashing
Light).
The Flashing Light speed can be varied from 1 to 25 words per minute and
the size of the signal light can be adjusted. In the study section, you
click on the letter (or number) and the letter and its characteristic will
be shown while the light flashes the characteristic at whatever speed you
have chosen.
In the 'single letter' test section, the computer will flash a randomly
selected characteristic at the chosen speed and you click on the answer.
You will be told right or wrong. The 'Group Test' section, the computer
will transmit a group of five letters and/or numbers at the selected speed
and you enter whatever you believe you read. The correct transmission will
then appear on the screen for comparison. The transmission can be repeated
if you want.
The International Code section includes the full set of flags, pendants
and the substitutes. In the study section, each flag is shown with its name
and single flag meaning. In the test section, the computer chooses the flag
and you click on the answer.
There is also a section covering the distress signal.
To download a Free Trial version of this software Click Here (9.83 MB). This is a compressed file in .zip format.