Section 265: Collision rules

(1)
The Minister may make rules (in this Act called "collision rules") with Collision respect to ships, and to aircraft on the surface of the water, for the prevention of collisions; and the rules shall contain such requirements as appear to the Minister necessary to implement the provisions of the international treaties, agreements and regulations for the prevention of collisions at sea that are for the time being in force.
(2)
The collision rules, together with the provisions of this part of this Act relating to those rules or otherwise relating to collisions, shall apply to all ships and aircraft which are locally within the jurisdiction of Nigeria.
(3)
In any case arising in any court concerning matters arising locally within the jurisdiction of Nigeria, all ships and aircraft to which subsection (2) of this section applies shall concern the collision rules and those provisions of this part, be treated as if they were Nigerian ships or as the case may be aircraft registered in or belonging to Nigeria.
(4)
For the purposes of this section, aircraft taking off from or landing on water shall be deemed to be on the surface of the water when they are in contact with water.
(5)
This section shall apply in the case of ships and aircraft belonging to the Federal Government as it applies in the case of other ships and aircraft.