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ColRegs

Capt. Ch. Sensen

HZS-NW-NAV-NW150  Versie 002  22032017

1Bach L04 R30 R29 R31

Antwerp Maritime Academy

PART C – LIGHTS & SHAPES

Rule 30 Anchored vessels and vessels aground

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PART C – LIGHTS & SHAPES

Rule 30 Anchored vessels and vessels aground

A vessel at anchor shall exhibit where it can best be seen:

• in the fore part, an all-round white light;

• at or near the stern and at a lower level that the light prescribed in
subparagraph (i), an all-round white light.

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Vessel at anchor

Where is the forward side ?

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PART C – LIGHTS & SHAPES

Rule 30 Anchored vessels and vessels aground

A vessel at anchor shall exhibit where it can best be seen:

• in the fore part, an all-round white light;

• at or near the stern and at a lower level that the light prescribed in
subparagraph (i), an all-round white light.

• in the fore part, one ball

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PART C – LIGHTS & SHAPES

Rule 30 Anchored vessels and vessels aground

A vessel of less than 50 m in length may exhibit an all-round white light

where it can best be seen instead of the lights prescribed in paragraph (a)
of this Rule.

Vessel at anchor < 50m

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PART C – LIGHTS & SHAPES

Rule 30 Anchored vessels and vessels aground

A vessel at anchor may, and a vessel of 100 m and more in length shall,
also use the available working or equivalent lights to illuminate her decks.

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Vessel at anchor > = 100m or < 100m

PART C – LIGHTS & SHAPES

Rule 30 Anchored vessels and vessels aground

A vessel of less than 7 m in length, when at anchor, not in or near a narrow

channel, fairway or anchorage, or where other vessels normally navigate,
shall not be required to exhibit the lights or shape prescribed in
paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Rule.

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PART C – LIGHTS & SHAPES

Rule 30 Anchored vessels and vessels aground

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PART C – LIGHTS & SHAPES

Rule 30 Anchored vessels and vessels aground

A vessel aground shall exhibit the lights prescribed in paragraph (a) or (b)
of this Rule and in addition, where they can best be seen:

• two all-round red lights in a vertical line;

• three balls in a vertical line.

Vessel aground > = 50m

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Vessel aground < 50m

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PART C – LIGHTS & SHAPES

Rule 30 Anchored vessels and vessels aground

A vessel of less than 12 m in length, when aground, shall not be required

to exhibit the lights or shapes prescribed in subparagraphs (d)(i) and (ii) of
this Rule.

Less than 12m : No marks / no lights

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Sealand Express aground off Cape Town

Dredger cleaning sand to refloat the ship

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Dredger cleaning sand to refloat the ship

Three tugs are pulling the ship on the

biggest spring high tide

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PART C – LIGHTS & SHAPES

Rule 29 Pilot vessels

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Rule 29 Pilot vessels

PART C – LIGHTS & SHAPES

Rule 29 Pilot vessels

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Rule 29 Pilot vessels

PART C – LIGHTS & SHAPES

Rule 29 Pilot vessels

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Rule 29 Pilot vessels

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Rule 29 Pilot vessels

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PART C – LIGHTS & SHAPES

Rule 29 Pilot vessels

PART C – LIGHTS & SHAPES

Rule 29 Pilot vessels

A vessel engaged on pilotage duty shall exhibit:

• at or near the masthead, two all-round lights in a vertical line, the upper
being white and the lower red;

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PART C – LIGHTS & SHAPES

Rule 29 Pilot vessels

A vessel engaged on pilotage duty shall exhibit:

• at or near the masthead, two all-round lights in a vertical line, the upper
being white and the lower red;

• when underway, in addition, sidelights and a sternlight;

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Vessel engaged on pilotage / Underway

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PART C – LIGHTS & SHAPES

Rule 29 Pilot vessels

A vessel engaged on pilotage duty shall exhibit:

• at or near the masthead, two all-round lights in a vertical line, the upper
being white and the lower red;

• when underway, in addition, sidelights and a sternlight;

• when at anchor, in addition to the lights prescribed in subparagraph (i), the

light, lights or shape prescribed in Rule 30 for vessels at anchor.

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Vessel engaged on pilotage / At anchor

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PART C – LIGHTS & SHAPES

Rule 29 Pilot vessels

A pilot vessel when not engaged on pilotage duty shall exhibit the lights or
shapes prescribed for a similar vessel of her length.

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PART C – LIGHTS & SHAPES

Rule 31 Seaplanes

Where it is impractical for a seaplane or a WIG craft to exhibit lights and

shapes of the characteristics or in the positions prescribed in the Rules of
this part

She shall exhibit lights and shapes as closely similar in characteristics and
position as is possible..

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