Subject: Rules of the Road Question #1
From: DSK
Date: 12/7/2004 5:20 PM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

INLAND ONLY Which lights are required for a barge,
not part of a compostite unit, being pushed ahead?

A. Sidelights and a sternlight
B. Sidelights, a special flashing light, and a sternlight.
C. Sidlights and a speical flashing light.
D. Sidelights, a towing light, and a sternlight.



Shen44 wrote:
Ans. C

Where is this rule? The reference I have says that two vertical white
lights at the mast head is the signal for a tow or pushing a barge...
thre vertical lights if it exceeds 200 meters in length (which would be
a pretty darn big barge).

Regards
Doug King


Doug,
The question is asking about the barge, not the towboat. The three vertical
lights on the towboat would involve a towing astern configuration, not
towing/pushing ahead.

Shen

Many of the tugs / barges / workboats on the Chessy have so many deck
lights on at night, you can't pick out the nav lights. Big ships also.

Scotty

"Shen44" wrote in message
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Subject: Rules of the Road Question #1
From: DSK
Date: 12/7/2004 5:20 PM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

INLAND ONLY Which lights are required for a barge,
not part of a compostite unit, being pushed ahead?

A. Sidelights and a sternlight
B. Sidelights, a special flashing light, and a sternlight.
C. Sidlights and a speical flashing light.
D. Sidelights, a towing light, and a sternlight.



Shen44 wrote:
Ans. C

Where is this rule? The reference I have says that two vertical
white
lights at the mast head is the signal for a tow or pushing a
barge...
thre vertical lights if it exceeds 200 meters in length (which
would be
a pretty darn big barge).

Regards
Doug King


Doug,
The question is asking about the barge, not the towboat. The three
vertical
lights on the towboat would involve a towing astern configuration,
not
towing/pushing ahead.

Shen

Scott Vernon wrote:
Many of the tugs / barges / workboats on the Chessy have so many deck
lights on at night, you can't pick out the nav lights. Big ships also.

Scotty

This problem is getting worse with time.
As someone who does considerable night time work, I'm noticing more and
more that for various types I have to note "type" first and then find
the running lights (especially difficult with newer locations for
sidelights)
One of the worst offenders are cruise ships.

otn