Rule 1 - General - Application

These rules apply to all vessels:

Special Rules may be enacted by host nation for special purpose vessels but should not c conflict with intl rqmts

SECNAV may authorize special lights, shaped and signals for warships

Submarines may display, as a distinctive means of identification, an intermittent flashing amber(yellow) beacon with a sequence of one flash per second for three (3) seconds followed by a three (3) second off-period

International - Govt.

Whenever the Government concerned shall have determined that a vessel of special construction or purpose cannot comply fully with the provisions of any of these Rules, her Government shall guide her to the closest possible compliance with these Rules in respect to that vessel

Inland - Secretary

Whenever the Secretary concerned shall have determined that a vessel of special construction or purpose cannot comply fully with the provisions of any of these Rules, her Government shall guide her to the closest possible compliance with these Rules in respect to that vessel

Huey P long bridge is a line of demarcation - Inside of line is inland outside of line is international

No international/inland in Alaska and Puget sound. All international

Specific rules for Rule 10 - Traffic Separation Schemes

vessels of special construction shall comply as closely as possible with respect to the rules.

The inland rules also apply to vessels of the United states on the Canadian waters as long as there is no conflict with Canadian law