How do other boats identify which direction you are traveling just by your running lights?

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For hundreds of years, boats have been identifying themselves at night with navigational lights. Shawn introduces the concept of the "arc of visibility" of your navigational lights. He explains how many degrees are in the various types of navigational lights and they're significant to determine the size, direction, and identity.
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@tcon6504 Год назад

Keep them coming Skipper

@Coyotehello 11 месяцев назад

Great video, as usual. I get it. I think this video is "necessary" for what you are doing. Of course I will say yes, it would be good to go further... And include day shapes 🙂 It is likely not necessary everywhere but still good to know. Here is why. I am in the PNW, we have a lot of traffic of all sorts. And you might go from 400Ft to 10Ft of water in, the middle of nowhere. It can get dangerous. A few years ago, we had the case of a small pleasure craft with fly bridge, no one understood the shapes on the boat crossing them and plowed ahead between the boat and the barge being towed. Everyone on the fly bridge were cut in half by the tow cable. It is not just academics, it can get really real... Cheers,

@boattrainingonline6561 11 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for your comment comments!!! I completely agree and I appreciate your story. Unfortunately, we lost an entire family back here in Buzzard's Bay at night. I truly want to go deeper in to this subject but I think it's going to have to be in an online course.

@Tordan69 Год назад

Very good drawing! Sorry if I missed it, but did you mention that boats using only sails do not display the mast head light? I´m European, so the rules may differ, but I suspect the "light rules" are global?

@boattrainingonline6561 Год назад

Tord, thank you very much for your comment and question. We are all under International Rules which apply to all vessels upon the high seas and in all waters connected therewith navigable by seagoing vessels. Rule#1 of the unified rules (ColRegs) breaks down everything very clearly and has good definitions. In regard to your sailboat question - I did not specifically mention a sailboat - my bad. I may not have been clear enough, but I find new boaters get confused when they are required to display side lights, a stern light and a masthead light (power driven vessel less the 50 meters) and actually get on their boat to look for a masthead light of 225 degrees and a separate stern light of 135 degrees and find only a single 360 degree all around white light - which satisfies the requirement. Rule#25 covers sailing vessels underway and vessels under oars. You are correct, a sailboat is not required to display a masthead light - only side lights and a stern light. Each of the sailboat's light will cover the required arc of visibility and should not be confusing. Rule#25 also covers several options you may exercise. If I'm still confusing you, please let me know and I truly appreciate your interest. Shawn