Boat lights Flashcards
Masthead light
- White facing forward
- covers 225 degrees or 22.5 abaft the beam
Port side light
- On the left side of the boat
- red in color
- covering 112.5 degrees or 22.5 abaft the beam
stern light
- White in color
- on the stern
- 135 degrees
- designates the over taking area.
starboard light
- On the right side of the boat
- green in color
- covering 112.5 degrees or 22.5 abaft the beam
towing light
- Yellow in color
- on the stern
- 135 degrees
- designates a towing vessel
anchor light
- White in color
- 360 degrees
- indicates vessel is at anchor
- vessel < 50 meters: single anchor light
- vessel > 50 meters: two anchor lights
Special flashing light
- Yellow in color
- facing forward
- covers 180 to 225 degrees
- located on a barge in inland waters
WHAT NAV RULE IS THE LIGHT RULE
20
STARBOARD SIDE LIGHT IS
GREEN
PORT SIDELIGHT IS
RED
SIDELIGHTS SHOW AN UNBROKEN LIGHT ARC OF THE HORIZON OF
112.5 DEGREES
SIDELIGHTS SO FIXED AS TO SHOW FROM RIGHT AHEAD TO
22.5 DEGREES ABAFT THE BEAM
WHO IS ALLOWED BOW COMBINATION LIGHT
VESSEL OF LESS THAN 20 METERS (65.5 FT)
THE STERNLIGHT IS AN UNBROKEN LIGHT OVER AN ARC OF THE HORIZON OF
135 DEGREES
STERNLIGHT SO FIXED AS TO SHOW THE LIGHT
67.5 DEGREES ABAFT THE BEAM
WHAT COLOR IS THE TOW LIGHT
YELLOW
THE TOW LIGHT IS AN UNBROKEN LIGHT OVER AN ARC OF THE HORIZON OF
135 DEGREES
THE TOW LIGHT IS FIXED AS TO SHOW THE LIGHT
67.5 DEGREES ABAFT THE BEAM