The Official United States Coast Guard (USCG) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Navigation Rules book is now called, Navigation Rules & Regulations Handbook. Containing International and Inland Rules of the Road and their respective Annexes, Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Regulations, Vessel Traffic Management Regulations, and Other pertinent regulations for waterway users.
The book contains 40 color illustrations and seven black & white illustrations, with an additional twenty-one black & white tables and one color table. The information covers steering and sailing rules and proper conduct, vessel lights and shapes rules, sound and light signals, exemptions, international and inland navigation, interpretative rules, penalty provisions, implementing rules, COLGREG demarcation lines, operations of vessels generally including vessel bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone regulations, and vessel traffic management.