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Annex I (5) - Screens for Sidelights

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Annex I (5) details the requirements for screens on sidelights of vessels.

Annex I (5) - Screens for Sidelights

The sidelights of vessels of 20 metres or more in length shall be fitted with inboard screens painted matt black, and meeting the requirements of Section 9 of this Annex. On vessels of less than 20 metres in length the sidelights, if necessary to meet the requirements of Section 9 of this Annex, shall be fitted with inboard matt black screens. With a combined lantern, using a single vertical filament and a very narrow division between the green and red sections, external screens need not be fitted.
Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs)

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