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§ 83.37 Distress signals (Rule 37)

Inland Navigation Rules

When a vessel is in distress and requires assistance she shall use or exhibit the signals described in Annex IV to these Rules (33 CFR part 87).

US Inland Navigation Rules current as of 22 October 2026. Official text: ecfr.gov.

A work of the US government, in the public domain. Reproduced from the eCFR (ecfr.gov), 33 CFR parts 83 to 88.