On the high seas, especially in swell, those deck level running lights might be useless. Typical example is crossing the gulf stream from FL to Bahamas. There is so much traffic there and if swell is up, deck level lights are not visible. Shipping lanes are very busy down there. To me, safety is more important than if red/green are below or above the steaming light. Tri-color takes priority for overnight crossings and offshore passages regardless of what the rules are, especially if going solo.
Petar Horvatic Sundowner 76 C&C 38MkII Newport, RI -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Indigo via CnC-List Sent: Monday, September 12, 2016 9:46 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Indigo Subject: Re: Stus-List Electrical Question As far as I know the various navigation light combinations for boats are international. There should be no difference in requirement between countries - that would be highly dangerous. Nav lights have two functions - type of vessel identification, and vessel heading identification. When under power, whether the sails are up or not, a sail boat MUST display the red / green bow lights and stern light AND a steaming / masthead light. The steaming / masthead light must be higher than the red / green bow lights - which is why it is not correct to use a masthead tricolor with a steaming/masthead light. If under sail alone one should not display a steaming/masthead light otherwise you might be confused for a vessel under power. Might be bad where a possibility of collision exists.! -- Jonathan Indigo C&C 35III SOUTHPORT CT > On Sep 12, 2016, at 09:19, Ron Ricci via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > "It is not required under sail." _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated! _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
