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April 17th, 2009 admin Leave a comment Go to comments

Anchor Masthead Light

What -if any- masthead lights/anchor/navigation are legally required for a 24 ft sailboat?

I have a 24 ft 1984 Seidelmann sailboat. All lighting, including masthead needs to be updated. Just want to know if the masthead light is a legal requirement. I am going to all LED and that gets expensive with the masthead light as it requires a lot of candlepower.

International Regulations For Preventing Collisions At Sea
RULE 25: Sailing vessels underway and vessels under oars (a) A sailing vessel underway shall exhibit:
(i) sidelights ; (ii) a sternlight.
(b) In a sailing vessel of less than 20 meters in lenght shall have the lights prescribed in paragraph (a) of this Rule may be combined in one lantern carried at or near the top of the mast where it can best be seen.
(c) A sailing vessel underway may, in addition to the lights prescribed in paragraph (a) of this Rule, exhibit at or near the top of the mast, where they can best be seen, two all-round lights in a vertical line, the upper being red and the lower green, but these lights shall not be exhibited in conjunction with the combined lantern permitted by paragraph (b) of this Rule.
(d) (i) A sailing vessel of less than 7 meters in lenght shall, if practicable, exhibit the lights precribed in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Rule, but if she does not, she shall have ready at hand an electric torch of lighted lantern showing a white light which shall be exhibited in sufficient time to prevent collision.
(ii) A vessel under oars may exhibit the lights prescribed in this Rule for sailing vessels, but if she does not, she shall have ready at hand an electric torch or lighted lantern showing a white light which shall be exhibited in sufficient time to prevent collision.
(e) A vessel proceeding under sail when also being propelled by machinery shall exhibit forward where it can best be seen a conical shape, apex downwards. That's it Captain word for word right from the horses mouth. Smoooooth Sailing.

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