COLREG 1972 · rule 11 of 38

Rule 11. When this section applies

Only when vessels are in sight of one another, that is, one can actually be seen from the other.

Part of the convention When you can see each other

Only when vessels are in sight of one another, that is, one can actually be seen from the other.

At sea it looks like this

In fog you have a target two miles off on radar. Rules 12 to 18 do not yet apply to you: rule 19 does.

The rule says«Rules in this Section apply to vessels in sight of one another».

Part of the convention: When you can see each other