Now for the night views.

Sailing vessel day shape. A sailing vessel underway may in addition to the side lights and stern light exhibit at or near the top of the mast where they can best be seen two all-round lights in a vertical line the upper being red and the lower Green. White over white amber over stern. I Fishing vessel at anchor shows basket signal at the side on which a vessel can pass safely.

Works well on mobile devices too. Day shapes need to be shown from sunrise to sunset. Day Shape for a Sailing Vessel The next boat that is the least manoeuvrable is a sailing vessel.

White masthead light no sidelights. Sailing vessels over 12 metres in length when also being powered by motor should display a conical shape with the apex pointing downwards. Fishing and Trawling Fishing is one of the oldest industries in the world and theres no doubt that youll eventually find a vessel fishing and towing along a net.

When would you use this day. Learn what each shape means by flipping each shape to reveal its nautical meaning. Different shapes indicate different things about the vessel.

J Seine net- fishing vessel showing basket black ball or shape forward and black cone at the mizen yard- arm on the side from which the net is. This is not always easy especially in crowded coastal waters. A common area of confusion is masthead lights Masthead light means a white light placed over the fore and aft centerline of the vessel showing an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 225 degrees and so fixed as to show the light from right ahead to 225 degrees abaft the beam on either side of the vessel.

Match the descriptions on the right with the day shapes on the left. Now for the night views. Day shapes and Running lights.