- Laws of Fiji

These Regulations—

(a)give effect to the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972, to which Fiji is party;
(b)provide the steering and sailing rules (rules of the road) for ships, as well as standards for the installation, performance and use of lights for collision avoidance and the sound and light signals used for communication of safety information; and
(c)shall apply to—
- (i)Fiji ships, including pleasure craft, wherever they are;
- (ii)foreign ships, including pleasure craft, in Fiji waters;
- (iii)ships of the defence force and foreign defence forces in Fiji waters;
- (iv)seaplanes when manoeuvring on the surface of Fiji waters; and
- (v)craft in inland waters, such as lakes, rivers and dams.