Lights/towing Flashcards
Masthead light
225 degrees
Stern light
135 degrees
Sidelights
112.5 degrees
Flashing light
All around light
No masthead lights
Nuc Sail Fishing Being towed Pilot vessel
Inland only
A special flashing light is found on ________ and shins through a arc of ________
Is found on the front of barges being pushed ahead or towed aside it shines at a arc of 225 degrees
Both inland and international
A towing light?
Shins through a arc of 135 degrees it is yellow in color it is found on all vessels towing behind
Inland only
2 towing lights
Are used on a vessel pushing ahead or towing along side
Inland only
A tow pushing ahead and towing along side must display what lights?
Tow yellow towing lights are shown aft of the tug pushing ahead and towing along side
Tug does not show stern light
When two towing light are shown a special flashing light must be shown at the front of the barge. If hip tow barge must show stern light.
Two masthead lights
International only
Push tow/ hip tow
Same lights as inland just no special flashing lights or towing lights
Towing astern
Two masthead lights on the tug with a yellow light over the stern light and the tow will exhibit one white light and side lights on tug and tow
Towing astern greater then 200 meters
Three white masthead lights a yellow light over stern light on a tug and each separate tow must exhibit white light and side lights
International hip tow and push
Two masthead lights, side lights on tug
Sidelights on tow no special flashing light
If hip tow the tow must exhibit stern light
Inland
Push and hip tow
Two masthead lights and two yellow lights, sidelights on tug. Tow must display a special towing light on the bow, sidelights. If hip tow then tow must display stern light
