Navigation lights are also required for human-powered vessels canoe kayak or for a sailing pleasure craft of less than 7 metres in length not under power.

What type of boats require navigation lights. Navigation lights for a powerboat operating at night less than 12 meters 394 in lenght. For sailboats that are less than 7 meters long the general boat navigation lights apply. Personal watercraft are also powered boats.

All the boats operating at night requires Navigation light. If you are operating a sailboat that is over 23 feet in length or 7 meters you need to display the following navigation lights when operating between sunset and sunrise or in periods of restricted visibility. All personal watercraft PWC operating at night or in restricted visibility must show navigation lights.

If however regular marine lights cannot be used or installed practically there is another option. These lights must be visible from a distance of at least two miles away on a dark clear night. Navigation lights must also be displayed during daylight hours in periods of restricted visibility.

While true as a general rule the minimum visibility required also varies with the type of light. Port and Starboard Navigation lights - like all vessels submarines use Port Red and Starboard Green navigation lights which are located on the submarines sailfairwater. These lights display both red and green light.

Yellow lights when towing is a navigation light used for towing. A vessel of less than 12 meters in length when aground is not required to exhibit an all-round white light. Larger boats require brighter and usually bigger navigation lights.

All round white light. If you see a lot of lights or lights up high its probably a large vessel such as a ship or commercial fishing boat. A vessel is underway when it is not.