Article 1 Original text. Later amendments are not shown. (1) These Rules may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Signals of Distress) Rules 1992 and shall come into force on 29th July 1992. (2) The Merchant Shipping (Signals of Distress) Rules 1977f1 are hereby revoked. Annotations Footnotes f1 S.I. 1977/1010, amended by S.I. 1989/1798. ← Introduction Article 1 Article 2 →