GENERAL（总则）.doc

GENERAL (总则) RULE 1 Application (适用) (a)????????????????? These Rules shall apply to all vessels upon the high seas and in all waters connected therewith navigable by seagoing vessels. 本规则各条适用于公海和连接于公海而可供还船航行的一切水域中的一切船舶。 (b)?????????? Nothing in these Rules shall interfere with the operation of special rules made by an appropriate authority for roadsteads, harbors, rivers, lakes?or?inland waterways connected with the high seas and navigable by seagoing vessels. Such special rules shall conform as closely as possible to these Rules. 本规则各条不妨碍有关主管机关为连接于公海而可供海船航行的任何港外锚地。港口、江河、湖泊或内陆水道所制订的特殊规定的实施。这种特殊规定应尽可能符合本规定各条。 (c)??????????? Nothing in these Rules shall interfere with the operation of any special rules made by the Government of any State with respect to additional station?or?signal lights, shapes?or?whistle signals for ships of war and vessels proceeding under convoy,?or?with respect to additional station?or?signal lights?or?shapes for fishing vessels engaged in fishing as a fleet. These additional station?or?signal lights, shapes?or?whistle signals shall so far as possible, be such that they cannot be mistaken for any light, shape?or?signal authorized elsewhere under these Rules. 本规则各条，不妨碍各国政府为军舰及护航下的船舶所制订的关于额外的队形灯、信号灯、号型或笛号，或者为结队从事捕鱼的渔船所制定的关于额外的队形灯、信号灯、号型或笛号的特殊规则的实施。这些特殊规则应尽可能不被误认为本规则其他条文所规定的任何号灯、号型或信号。 (d)?????????? Traffic separation schemes may be adopted by the Organization for the purpose of these Rules. 为实施本规则，本组织可以采纳分道通航制。 (e)??????????? Whenever the Government concerned shall have determined that a vessel of special construction?or?purpose cannot comply fully with the provisions of these Rules with respect to the number, position, range?or?arc of visibility of lights?or?shapes as well as to the disposition and characteristics of sound-signaling appliances, such vessel shall comply with such other provisions in regard to the number, position, range?or?arc of visibility of lights?or?shapes as well as to the disposition and characteristics of sound-signa