Rule 25 - Sailing Vessels Underway and Vessels Under Oars
Overview
Rule 25 defines the lights and shapes which must be shown by sailing vessels and vessels under oars.
The rule describes the lights and shapes that must be shown by sailing vessels of different sizes, then describes how that relates to the lights and shapes required for rowing vessels.
Rule 25 - Sailing Vessels Underway and Vessels Under Oars
A sailing vessel underway shall exhibit:
- sidelights;
- a sternlight.
- In a sailing vessel of less than 20 metres in length 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.
- 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.
- A sailing vessel of less than 7 metres in length shall, if practicable, exhibit the lights prescribed in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Rule, 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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