Navigation Lights Sailboat Tri-color.

Sailing vessel navigation lights. 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. 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. Power-driven vessel anchored.

Other Rules of the Road. The following are examples of navigation lights. Lights for a vessel aground.

If the length of tow exceeds 200m then they display three all round white lights. Key Navigation Lights and Shapes. Red and green side lights.

These two basic vessel classes have simple rules. Basically in a nutshell all boats require navigation lights if youll be operating them between sunset and sunrise or whenever visibility is reduced. Know that yellow lights are NOT used to identify a seaplane on the water.

Power vessels in Rule 23 and sailing vessels in Rule 25 are the two classes we focus on here. 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. Power-driven vessel seen from the stern back.

It does not display a forward facing masthead light as that would mean it was being propelled by machinery. Sailing vessels Operating under sails Sailing vessels Operating under motor power Vessels engaged in fishing. Rule 26 Fishing Vessels.