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Power-Driven Vessels Underway: More Than 50 Meter in Length

This document defines navigation light requirements and vessel types for different vessel sizes and activities. It specifies lights required for power-driven vessels over and under 50 meters, sailing vessels over and under 20 and 7 meters, fishing vessels, tugs with tows over and under 200 meters, vessels restricted in ability to maneuver such as those dredging or diving, and lights in specific arcs of visibility for vessels over 50 meters.

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Power-Driven Vessels Underway: More Than 50 Meter in Length

This document defines navigation light requirements and vessel types for different vessel sizes and activities. It specifies lights required for power-driven vessels over and under 50 meters, sailing vessels over and under 20 and 7 meters, fishing vessels, tugs with tows over and under 200 meters, vessels restricted in ability to maneuver such as those dredging or diving, and lights in specific arcs of visibility for vessels over 50 meters.

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Power-driven vessels

underway

Power-driven vessels
underway

more than 50 meter in length

Fishing vessel

A vessel when engaged in


trawling
Sailing vessels underway

less than 20 meters in length

Sailing vessels
underway

less than 7
meters in
length

Fishing vessel

A vessel engaged in fishing,


other than trawling

A vessel engaged in pilotage


TUGBOAT LESS THAN 50 AND TOW
LESS THAN 200 m IN LENGTH

TUGBOAT MORE THAN 50 AND TOW


LESS THAN 200 m IN LENGTH

TUGBOAT LESS THAN 50 AND TOW


MORE THAN 200 m IN LENGTH
TUGBOAT MORE THAN 50 AND TOW
MORE THAN 200 m IN LENGTH

NON-DISPLACEMENT CRAFT
(HOVERCRAFT, MOTOR CRAFT ON AIR
CUSHION)

NUC – VESSEL NOT UNDER


COMMAND

RAM – VESSEL RESTRICTED IN HER


ABILITY FOR MANOUVERING
CBD – VESSEL CONSTRAINED BY
DRAUGHT

VESSEL AGROUND, LESS THAN 50 m


IN LENGTH

VESSEL AGROUND, MORE THAN 50 m


IN LENGTH

Vessel restricted in her ability to


maneuver-at anchor; vessel less
than 50 meters in length.

Vessel restricted in her ability to


maneuver—making way; vessel
less than 50 meters in length.
Vessel engaged in towing operation which
severely restricts towing
vessel and her tow in their ability to
deviate from their course-length
of tow does not exceed 200 meters;
towing vessel less than 50
meters in length.

Vessel engaged in dredging or


underwater operations when
restricted in ability to maneuver-making
way with an obstruction on
the starboard side.

Small vessel engaged in diving operations

Vessel engaged in mineclearance


operations. More than 50 m in length.
LIGHTS IN ARC OF ANGLE VISIBILITY

VESSEL MORE THAN 50 m IN LENGTH


TUG AND TOW
OVERTAKING ARC
Navigation Lights - Anchor 50 to 100

Navigation Lights - Anchor Over 100 Meters

Navigation Lights - Anchor Under 50

Navigation Lights - Not Under Command – MakingWay

Navigation Lights - Motor Sailing


Capt. Nenad Jelaca

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