NAVIGATION LIGHTS PART C RULES 20 31 2008

NAVIGATION LIGHTS PART C RULES 20 - 31 2008

Rule 20 - Application

Notes

Note • The navigation lights in this presentation are the lights identifying the type of vessel sighted, which may exhibit other lights to indicate whether they are underway, at anchor, or the vessel’s size

Rule 20 - Application • Lights shall exhibited at night and when foggy or rainy

Rule 21 - Definitions

Navigation Lights 1. Masthead light 2. Port side light 3. Starboard side light 4. Stern light 5. Towing light

Rule 22 - Visibility of Lights

Rule 22 - Visibility of Lights

Rule 23 - Power-driven Vessels Underway

White masthead lights with Red or Green, steaming vessel can be seen (Power driven vessel)

Flash Yellow Slow, Sub is below (Submarine (90 flashes per minute))

Fast yellow flash, hovercraft dash (Non displacement vessel (120 flashes per minute))

Rule 24 - Towing and Pushing

White and White, tow length is light (tug with tow less than 200 m)

Three whites in a row, it’s a long tow (Vessel with tow length greater than 200 m)

Yellow over White, my hawser is tight (Vessel engaged in towing seen from aft)

Rule 25 - Sailing Vessels Underway and Vessels Under Oars

Red over Green - sailing machine

Rule 26 - Fishing Vessels

Red over White, fish on tonight (vessel engaged in fishing)

White under Green, bottom fish seen (vessel engaged in trawling)

Rule 27 - Vessels Not Under Command or Restricted in Their Ability to Manoeuvre

Red over Red, Captain is dead (engine is dead) (not under command)

Red, White, Red, working ahead (restricted in ability to manoeuvre)

Red over Red, danger ahead (Vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre, with obstructions on side with red lights)

Green over Green, safe to be seen (Vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre, and clear on side of green lights)

Green, mines may be seen (Minesweeping vessel)

Rule 28 - Vessels Constrained by Their Draft

Red, rudder rubbing rocks (constrained by draft) not in Canadian waters

Rule 29 - Pilot Vessels

White over Red, Pilot ahead (vessel on pilotage duty)

Rule 30 - Anchored Vessels and Vessels Aground

White at stern, White at bow, ship is at anchor now (Vessel at anchor)

White and White with Red over Red, danger there are rocks ahead (Vessel aground)

Miscellaneous

Flashing Blue, police or rescue (law enforcement or rescue vessel)