The term sailing vessel means any vessel under sail provided that propelling machinery if fitted is not being used.

Sailing vessel lights at night. Test Yourself features multiple choice questions of lights and shapes to test your knowledge. Sailing vessels less than 7 metres in length do not need to display lights but must have to hand a white torch light to use to prevent collision. Click image to reveal scene.

A sternlight only Rule 23aii iv INTERNATIONAL INLAND By night you sight the lights of a vessel. In addition to the above a vessel will have other lights and day shapes to characterize the nature and activity of a boat. Sailing vessels at anchor are very easy to pick out at night since all they need to have on display is their all-round light.

When you see a RED GREEN LIGHT BUT NO WHITE LIGHT. Navigation Lights for Sail Boats Rule 25. This scene is the third example out of four showing the Navigation Lights of a Sailing Vessel when viewed from the side at night.

Additionally sailing vessels have the option to show two all round lights at the top of the mast. If to port a green I. Rule 3c Defines a sailing vessel as any vessel under sail provided that propelling machinery if fitted is not being used.

Two masthead lights and a sternlight C. Viki Moore February 9 2015. Navigation lights for a powerboat operating at night less than 12 meters 394 in lenght According to the Collision regulations an operator of a power driven vessel of less than 12 metres in length and underway may display from sunset to sunrise.

A sailing vessel is always the stand-on vessel. Sailing vessels less than 20 metres in length may use a combination mast top tri-color light in place of the standard red and green side lights and white stern light. Anchored at night the operator of a powerboat must display from sunset to sunrise in the fore part an all-around white light.