Stop Mixing Up Rule 13, 15 & 19 on Watch.

A simplified, radar-focused breakdown of the most misunderstood COLREGS rules — built for cadets and OOWs.

Inside you’ll learn:

• When it’s truly overtaking (even if speed changes)

• How to decide in restricted visibility

• Traffic Separation Scheme clarity

• Radar decision mindset

• Common exam & onboard mistakes

Built for officers who want clarity — not legal confusion.

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I'm Captain George, a master mariner with 13 years' experience and over 33 years at sea. I started as a cadet who struggled with COLREGs and worked my way through every rank until I earned the captain’s chair.

I launched COLREGs Made Simple to help deck cadets, apprentices, and junior officers cut through the confusion and master the rules with confidence.

I’ll show you how I turned years of real mistakes and hard‑won lessons into practical tools you can use on the bridge and in exams…

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📘 COLREGS Made Simple: A Practical Guide for Deck Cadets & Deck Officers

Stop memorizing COLREGS. Start understanding them.

This guide breaks down the COLREGS the way they are actually used on the bridge and tested in exams, clear, practical, and mistake‑focused.

⚓ Who This Guide Is For

✔ Deck cadets preparing for exams

✔ Junior OOWs standing watch

✔ Officers who know the rules but hesitate in real situations

✔ Anyone tired of “textbook answers” that don’t work at sea

🚨 Why Most Officers Get COLREGS Wrong

• Training focuses on definitions
• Collisions happen because of misapplication

This guide focuses on:

✔ The rules sailors misunderstand most

✔ Common exam traps

✔ Real bridge decision‑making

✔ When to act and when waiting is already a mistake

📖 What You’ll Learn Inside

✔ Clear explanations of key COLREGS rules

✔ Practical examples based on real situations

✔ Simple language — no legal jargon

✔ Focus on Rules 8–19 where most mistakes occur

✔ How examiners and investigations interpret actions

🧠 Why This Guide Is Different

• Written by someone who has stood the watch
• Built from real mistakes, not theory
• Designed to be saved, referenced, and reused
• Perfect for quick revision before exams or watch

"This finally made COLREGS make sense."

📂 Format & Access

📄 Digital download (instant access)

📱 Easy to read on phone, tablet, or laptop

🔁 Lifetime access after purchase

From the Rice Fields of the Northern Philippines to the Captain’s Chair: The COLREGs Guide I Wish Someone Gave Me 33 Years Ago

I didn’t grow up near ships.

I didn’t grow up near ports.

I didn’t even grow up near the sea.

I grew up in the northern Philippines, where life was simple and farming was the only path anyone could imagine.

My hands learned the weight of soil long before they ever touched a compass.

My world was rice fields, early mornings, and the quiet rhythm of a life that seemed already decided for me.

But something inside me wanted more — not more money, not more comfort…

More horizon.

And that’s how my life at sea began.

🌊 The Once Cadet Who Knew Nothing

When I first stepped aboard a ship as a cadet, I was overwhelmed.

Everything was new.

Everything was technical.

Everything felt like it was written for someone smarter than me.

And nothing confused me more than COLREGs.

The rules felt like a foreign language—legal, stiff, and disconnected from the real world.

I memorized them for exams, but I didn’t understand them.

Not the way a real officer needs to.

I remember standing on the bridge at night, staring at lights on the horizon, thinking:

“Is that crossing? Overtaking? Head-on? 

Why is this so hard?”

No one explained it simply.

No one broke it down in plain English.

No one taught me the logic behind the rules.

I promised myself that one day, if I ever understood these rules deeply,

I would teach them the way I wish someone taught me.

⚓ 20 Years Below Ranks—Learning the Hard Way

I didn’t become a captain overnight.

I spent 20 years working my way up.

Cadet

OS

AB

Third Mate

Second Mate

Chief Mate

Every rank taught me something different.

Every watch sharpened my instincts.

Every mistake made me better.

And slowly, the COLREGs stopped being “rules” and became common sense.

I learned how officers really think.

I learned how to read a situation before it becomes dangerous.

I learned that the rules aren’t about memorization—they’re about logic, safety, and clarity.

🧭 13 Years as Captain — And One Realization

When I finally earned the title of captain, after decades of work, something hit me:

Cadets today are struggling with the exact same things I struggled with.

They’re overwhelmed.

They’re confused.

They’re memorizing instead of understanding.

And I realized:

It’s not their fault.

It’s the way the rules are taught.

So I decided to create something I never had:

A simple, visual, plain‑English guide to COLREGs—written from the perspective of someone who lived these rules for 33 years.

Not theory.

Not legal jargon.

Not textbook explanations.

Real bridge logic.

Real examples.

Real understanding.

So, here’s what…

📘 Introducing: COLREGs Made Simple — The Captain’s Edition

This guide is the result of my entire career:

20 years below the ranks

13 years as Master

Thousands of watches

Countless real‑world situations

A lifetime of learning the hard way

Inside, you’ll find:

✔ Every rule explained in plain English

✔ Visual logic that makes lights & shapes easy

✔ Memory tricks that stick instantly

✔ Real bridge explanations from real experience

✔ Annexes simplified like never before

✔ Quick‑reference sheets for exams & orals

This isn’t just an e-book.

It’s a shortcut through the confusion I lived through.

🌟 Why This Guide Is Different?

Because a lawyer didn’t write it.

It wasn’t written by an academic.

It wasn’t written by someone who only studied the rules.

It was written by someone who:

Grew up with nothing

Worked his way up from the bottom

Learned every rule through real experience

Became a captain through discipline, not privilege

Knows exactly what cadets struggle with

Knows how to explain things simply

This guide is for the cadet I once was —

and for every cadet who wants to succeed.

🎯 If You’re a Cadet, This Will Save You Years of Struggle

You’ll understand the rules faster.

You’ll feel confident on the bridge.

You’ll pass your exams with clarity, not memorisation.

You’ll think like an officer — not a student.

🚀 If You’re a Deck Officer, This Will Sharpen Your Edge

You’ll refresh your knowledge.

You’ll avoid mistakes.

You’ll strengthen your decision‑making.

You’ll stand out as someone who truly understands the rules.

👨‍✈️ If You Dream of Becoming a Captain…

This Is Where It Starts

Every captain was once a confused cadet.

Every officer started with uncertainty.

Every leader began with a single step.

This guide is that step.

🔥 Your Journey Starts Here

If a kid from the rice fields of the northern Philippines can become a captain…

If I can learn these rules the hard way…

If I can build a career from nothing but determination…

Then you can master COLREGs.

You can pass your exams.

You can build your future at sea.

And this guide will help you get there faster.

People keep asking the price…

It’s not $100.

Not $50.

Not $20.

Not even $12.

Because this isn’t about cost — it’s about knowledge! 

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📘 Clear. Practical. Exam‑focused.

⚓ Written for cadets & deck officers

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