" It's kinda like when you see a cruise ship or a working boat and the damn thing is lit up like a Christmas tree. You can't even find the navigation lights in the mess, certainly not quickly, but it's legal."
Actually, that is more or less a requirement, that the decks be illuminated, see (c) below: *Rule 30 (Anchored vessels and vessels aground)* (a) A vessel at anchor shall exhibit where it can best be seen: (i) in the fore part, an all-round white light or one ball; (ii) at or near the stern and at a lower level that the light prescribed in subparagraph (i), an all-round white light. (b) A vessel of less than 50 m in length may exhibit an all-round white light where it can best be seen instead of the lights prescribed in paragraph (a) of this Rule. *(c) A vessel at anchor may, and a vessel of 100 m and more in length shall, also use the available working or equivalent lights to illuminate her decks.* Ken H. On Tue, 4 Feb 2020 at 16:57, Josh Muckley via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Neil, > > Are you referring to 2 lights as anchor lights? I believe the answer is - > no two anchor lights are not allowed since that would add confusion as to > the status of the boat. ie: 2 lights could be mistaken for something > else. Now if you decided to string any other light in addition to the > anchor light and those lights were not easily confused with the actual > anchor light and you were not crediting them as an "anchor light" then you > would be fine. It's kinda like when you see a cruise ship or a working > boat and the damn thing is lit up like a Christmas tree. You can't even > find the navigation lights in the mess, certainly not quickly, but it's > legal. > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > > On Tue, Feb 4, 2020, 2:42 PM Neil E. Andersen via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Are the two lights appropriate for anchoring per the COLREGs? >> >> >> >> Neil Andersen 1982 C&C 32, FoxFire >> >> Rock Hall, MD >> >> >> >> *From:* CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> *On Behalf Of *Dennis >> C. via CnC-List >> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 4, 2020 11:29 AM >> *To:* CnClist <CnC-List@cnc-list.com> >> *Cc:* Dennis C. <capt...@gmail.com> >> *Subject:* Re: Stus-List [EXTERNAL] New thought re: anchor light? >> >> >> >> Aside from Joe's comment on bugs, I see value in a "deck level" anchor >> light. I have one similar to this: >> >> >> >> >> https://www.amazon.com/Pactrade-Marine-Navigation-Anchor-Splashproof/dp/B01KY4477I >> >> >> >> I plug it into a 12 vdc receptacle at the helm station and hang it from >> the boom. I also show the one at the mast top. >> >> >> >> Advantages: a spare anchor light and it can be seen by drunken party >> barge drivers (is that redundant?). >> >> >> >> Disadvantages: bugs and more light in the cabin for sleeping. >> >> >> >> Dennis C. >> >> Touche' 35-1 #83 >> >> Mandeville, LA >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each >> and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - >> use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >> _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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