arant6 Annex Handbook of the Nautical Rules of the Road by Llana & Wisneskey Annex I -- Positioning and Technical Details of Navigation Lights Annex [ tells us how navigation lights have to peform and where they must be located. It doesn't say what lights to display--the Rules do that. Annex I also describes the size, color, and spacing for day shapes. ‘The International Annex I came first. The Inland Annex is very similar but many specifications differ to suit the particular conditions of the inland waterways, The Inland Annex I is a regulation, It is marked with "section" symbols (§) and numbers beginning with "84," because it is Part 84, Title 33 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The other four Inland annexes are Parts 85, 86, 87, and 88. INTERNATIONAL INLAND 1. Definition § 84.01 Definitions The term “height above the hull" means (a) The term "height above the hull" means height above the uppermost continuous deck. height above the uppermost continuous deck. This height shall be measured from the This height shall be measured from the position vertically beneath the location of the position vertically beneath the location of the light. light. Annex I normally expresses the vertical position of lights as "height above the hull." This is measured from the highest deck (directly below the light, in the center of the vessel if the light is in the center) that extends over the length of the ship or nearly so, htpsinaveleshandbook.comAnnest mt ww?arant6 Annex! Figure 4—Measurement of “height above the hull.” INLAND (b) High-speed craft means a craft capable of maximum speed in meters per second (m/s) equal to or exceeding: 37 0.667 where \/= displacement corresponding to the design waterline (meters) htpsinaveleshandbook.comAnnest mt on7arant6 Annex Note to paragraph (b): The same formula ex- pressed in pounds and knots is maximum speed in knots (kts) equal to exceeding 1.98 (Ibs) x Vs"; where Y= displacement corresponding to design waterline in pounds. This definition of high-speed craft has been added because of an exception for this class of vessel to the general masthead light vertical positioning requirements. The definition was taken from the International Maritime Organization's "International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft." INLAND (c) The term "practical cut-off" means, for vessels 20 meters or more in length, 12.5 percent of the minimum luminous intensity (Table 84,15(b)) corresponding to the greatest range of visibility for which the requirements of Annex I are met. Many navigation lights give you a rough idea of the orientation of a vessel, depending on whether you see a green sidelight, a red sidelight, masthead lights, or whatever. In other words, you know that, in relation to the observed vessel, you are within a certain horizontal sector. The term “horizontal sector" refers to the arc around the horizon through which each navigation light is supposed to shine. When you move from the inside to the outside of the sector, the light "cuts off." Horizontal sector of green sidelight Figure 5—Example of a “horizontal sector.” In theory, a light should have full intensity everywhere inside the sector and be absolutely dark outside the sector. In practice, this level of performance hasn't been achieved using common technology and at a reasonable cost. Cut-off isn't instant and complete. Some light, undesirably because it affects perceptions of orientation, leaks outside of the sector. Annex I requires that "practical cut-off” be a reduction of the light intensity down to below 12.5 percent of what must be shown inside the sector. This is for lights designed for vessels twenty meters and longer. The term "practical cut-off is defined only in Inland Annex I, but the U.S. Coast Guard is using the same definition in its International Rules navigation light approval program for htpsinaveleshandbook.comAnnest mt an7