What lights are shown by a vessel being towed?

A vessel or object being towed shall exhibit:

sidelights;
a sternlight;
when the length of the tow exceeds 200 metres, a diamond shape where it can best be seen.
Provided that any number of vessels being towed alongside or pushed in a group shall be lighted as one vessel,

What does a yellow light on a boat mean?

White lights are masthead lights or stern lights on the back of the boat. They make the boat visible at night. A steady yellow light marks the stern (back) of a tug pushing barges.

Which lights must a vessel being towed show at night?

Anchored at night, the operator of a powerboat must display, from sunset to sunrise, in the fore part, an all-around white light. A powerboat anchored at night must display an all-around white light.

Who will display the towing diamond between the towing vessel and a vessel being towed if the tow is more than 200 meters?

(iii) when the length of the tow exceeds 200 m, a diamond shape where it can best be seen. (f) Provided that any number of vessels being towed alongside or pushed in a group shall be lighted as one vessel, (i) a vessel being pushed ahead, not being part of a composite unit, shall exhibit at the forward end, sidelights.

What do the lights on the front of a boat mean?

Navigation lights help you and other boaters determine which is the give-way vessel when encountering each other at night. The red light indicates a vessel’s port (left) side; the green indicates a vessel’s starboard (right) side.

Which vessels are not required to show anchor lights?

in length should display an all-round white light visible for two miles exhibited where it can best be seen. However, vessels less than 7 meters (23 ft.) in length are not required to display anchor lights unless anchored in or near a narrow channel, fairway or anchorage or where other vessels normally navigate.

What kind of lights are on a towing vessel?

Vessels Towing If the length of tow is less than 200m the towing vessel shows two all round white lights or a diamond shape and a yellow stern light. The vessel being towed shows their normal lights. If the length of tow exceeds 200m, then they display three all round white lights.

If you are towing another vessel, you display a yellow light instead of a stern light. This means that you have right of way over most boats. When you are towing you a restricted in your ability to manoeuvre, but you still give way to anyone who is anchored, aground, and constrained by their draft.

What are the lights on a sailing vessel?

The lights for sailing vessels are very similar to those of power driven vessels plus a couple of extra options. When sailing, the vessel has to display red and green side lights and a white stern light. It does not display a forward facing masthead light as that would mean it was being propelled by machinery.

What kind of boats have blue flashing lights?

1 Search and Rescue (SAR) Vessels. Search and rescue vessels, police boats, and government vessels will display blue flashing lights when they’re responding to an emergency situation. 2 If you’re towing another boat: 3 Fishing Vessels

Where are the red and green lights on a boat?

The fundamental rule is that red sidelights will ALWAYS be on the port side of a vessel, and green lights will always be on starboard. However, some vessels can use all around red and green lights for other purposes, though those will be higher than sidelights.

What kind of navigation lights do you need on a boat?

A powerboat anchored at night must display an all-around white light. 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.

Do you have to have a white light on your boat?

At anchor, the operator of a pleasure craft shall display, from sunset to sunrise, in the fore part, an all-around white light. A powerboat anchored at night must display an all-around white light. Rowboats (kayakers and canoers) at night