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  2. International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea

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    The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972, also known as Collision Regulations (COLREGs), are published by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and set out, among other things, the "rules of the road" or navigation rules to be followed by ships and other vessels at sea to prevent collisions between two or more vessels.

  3. Strategic lateral offset procedure - Wikipedia

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    SLOP allows aircraft to offset the centreline of an airway or flight route by a small amount, normally to the right, so that collision with opposite direction aircraft becomes unlikely. In the North Atlantic Region pilots are expected to fly along the oceanic track center-line or 1 or 2 nautical miles to its right, randomly choosing one of ...

  4. Traffic - Wikipedia

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    An aircraft towing or refueling other aircraft has the right-of-way over all other engine-driven aircraft; Powered parachute, weight-shift-control aircraft, airplane, and rotorcraft; In addition, head-on approaching aircraft shall alter course to the right. An aircraft being overtaken has the right-of-way.

  5. Airfield traffic pattern - Wikipedia

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    In Europe, aircraft usually join the pattern at a 45° angle to the downwind leg, in the beginning of the downwind leg. [citation needed] Fast aircraft, for example military jets, may enter the pattern with a run-and-break (in the US, overhead maneuver or overhead break). The aircraft flies at speed along the final leg, and makes a sharp, high ...

  6. Overtaking - Wikipedia

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    Overtaking on the inside or undertaking [16] [17] [18] refers to the practice of overtaking a slower vehicle on a road using the lane that is curb side of the vehicle being passed; that is to say, a lane to the left of the vehicle in countries where driving is on the left, or a lane to the right of the vehicle in countries where driving is on ...

  7. House signs off on FAA bill that addresses aircraft safety ...

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    Congress gave final approval Wednesday to a $105 billion bill designed to increase the number of air traffic controllers, add more safety inspectors at aircraft factories, and require airlines to ...

  8. Road signs in the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    No overtaking. End of no overtaking. ... Indicating that the right hand lane of a one lane carriage way is closed. ... Low-flying aircraft. Traffic queues. Drawbridge.

  9. Passenger plane forced to abort landing at DC airport the day ...

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    Just one day before the deadly crash between an American Airlines flight and Black Hawk near the nation’s capital on Wednesday evening, a passenger jet had to abort its initial landing at Ronald ...