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      • ANNEX II – Additional Signals for Fishing Vessels Fishing in Close Proximity
      • ANNEX III – Technical Details of Sound Signal Appliances
      • ANNEX IV – Distress Signals
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Rule 24 – Towing and pushing

Part C Lights and Shapes

(a) A power driven vessel when towing shall exhibit:(i) instead of the light prescribed in Rule 23(a)(i) or (a)(ii), two masthead lights in a vertical line. When the length of the tow measuring from the stern of the towing vessel to the after end of the tow exceeds 200 meters, three such lights in a vertical line; (ii) sidelights; (iii) a sternlight; (iv) a towing light in a vertical line above the sternlight; (v) when the length of the tow exceeds 200 meters, a diamond shape where it can best be seen.(b) When a pushing vessel and a vessel being pushed ahead are … [Read more...]

By Capt. Angad S Cheema Filed Under: Part C- Lights and Shapes Tagged With: colregs, pushing, rule24, towing, Towing and pushing

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