White stern light 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.

Sailing vessel navigation lights. The stern light needs to visible across 135 degrees and from at least two miles away. Power vessels in Rule 23 and sailing vessels in Rule 25 are the two classes we focus on here. Sailing vessels underway that are larger than 20 meters will likely have a different set of lights on display but the difference is huge.

Power-driven vessel anchored. Lights for a vessel aground. With larger sailing vessels youll still see the sidelights and sternlight with another pair of static lights near the top of the mast where the top light is red and the one below is green.

When sailing the vessel has to display red and green side lights and a white stern light. 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. Sailing vessel seen from the front.

Key Navigation Lights and Shapes. To avoid collisions vessels mount navigation lights that permit other vessels to determine the type and relative angle of a vessel and thus decide if there is a danger of collisionIn general sailing vessels are required to carry a green light that shines from dead ahead to 2 points 22 1 2 abaft the beam on the starboard side the right side from the perspective of someone on. White stern light Sailing vessels less than 20 meters in length may use a combination mast top tri-color light in place of the standard red and green sidelights and white navigation light recognition - start sailing for a vessel 50m only one white anchor light may be shown.

A masthead does need to be fitted though as it must be. Sailing vessels less than 20 meters in length may use a combination mast top tri-color light in place of the standard red and green sidelights and white stern light. Navigation Lights Sailboat Tri-color.

X 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. Other Rules of the Road. Power-driven vessel seen from port side.