The Collision Regulations (Ships and Seaplanes on the Water) and Signals of Distress (Ships) Order 1953
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 28th day of October, 1953
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Whereas the International Conference on Safety of Life at Sea, held in London from 23rd April, 1948, to 10th June, 1948, approved the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1948, set forth in the First Schedule to this Order, and invited the Government of the United Kingdom, when substantial unanimity had been reached as to the acceptance of the said Reg...