The colors of lights Flashcards
Tasking lights: Red over white
fishing at night
Towing Light: Color & arc of visibility?
Color: Yellow
Arc of visibility: same as stern light
Stern Light: Color & Arc of Visibility?
Color: White
Arc of visibility: 135 degrees, 22.5 degrees abaft the beam
Masthead Light: Color & Arc of Visibility?
Color: White
Arc of Visibility: 225 degrees, 22.5 deg abaft the beam on both sides
Port sidelight: Color & Arc of Visibility?
Color: Red
Left side
000 deg relative to 22.5 deg abaft the beam
Starboard sidelight: Color & Arc of Visibility?
Color: Green
Right side
000 deg relative to 22.5 deg abaft the beam
All-around light: Color & Arc of Visibility?
Color: Various
360 deg unbroken
Flashing light: Color & Arc of Visibility & How many flashes per minute?
DIFFERENT FROM SPECIAL FLASHING LIGHT
Color: Various
Arc of Visibility: Flashes at regular intervals
120 flashes per minute
No arc of visibility was listed
Special flashing light: Color & Arc of Visibility & How many flashes per minute?
Different from flashing light?
Color: YELLOW
Arc of visibility: as far forward as possible, between 180 and 225 deg in arc, with no part exceeding 22.5 deg abaft the beam
50-70 flashes per minute
Which lights are on a Power Driven Vessel <50m?
MAIN Masthead light, sidelights, and sternlight
Which lights are on a Power Driven Vessel >50m?
masthead lights, sidelights, and sternlight
Difference between the main masthead and the second masthead light?
Main masthead light: near the middle of the ship, can have multiple lights on top of each other on the main masthead light.
Second masthead light: at the front or back of the main masthead light, but it is just a single masthead light I believe where as the main masthead light can have multiple lights stacked on top of each other.
Tasking lights: Red over red
“Captain is dead”
A ship that is NOT UNDER COMMAND (NUC)
Tasking lights: Red over green
Sailing machine
tasking lights: White over red
Pilot ahead
