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BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which display of lights shown in illustration D072RR below indicates a 65-meter tug towing a barge astern, length of tow 120 meters?
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
Posted: 09 Aug 2015 21:18 UTC  Post #1
jeremyjeffrey
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length of tow is below 200 meters, the tug should only have to have two masthead lights. And it is exempt from rule 23 a (ii) by nature of being a towing vessel.
Posted: 01 Oct 2015 18:26 UTC  Post #2
dcreasoner
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I agree, so the answer should be B? Although an additional after-masthead light is optional, thus C is possible too.
Posted: 20 Oct 2015 20:05 UTC  Post #3
jlcarlson08
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Rule 24d requires towing vessels from 24a or 24c to also exhibit the after masthead light referred to in 23b(ii) for towing vessels over 50m. The only answer possible is C.
Posted: 19 Dec 2018 10:58 UTC  Post #4
fastmover
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C? No yellow towing light? or is this a matter or perspective?
Posted: 20 Dec 2018 09:04 UTC  Post #5
golivi
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Fastmover, look at the alignment of the sidelights...you are seeing them from ahead so the towing lights will not be visible.
Posted: 12 Oct 2019 12:36 UTC  Post #6
Celanouscgq1
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Isn't the height of the top(masthead) white light is misleading, shouldn't it be spaced higher than and not equal to the spacing of the lower two white lights?
Posted: 23 Dec 2019 15:14 UTC  Post #7
Alexey
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Agree with Jeremy. Length of tow is below 200 meters. The tug should only have two masthead lights.
Posted: 12 Jul 2020 11:15 UTC  Post #8
fixinbones
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But the tug is greater then 50m therefore needs addition masthead light abaft and higher. If the tug was 40m and tow < 200m then would be two masthead lights
Posted: 12 Nov 2020 00:39 UTC  Post #9
Mrx6m
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I agree this should be. - >200 meters would be 3 masthead lights....
Posted: 03 Mar 2022 08:11 UTC  Post #10
Bubs
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It literally could be either or
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