BoatBanter.com - Rules of the Road #17

The correct answer is still C.

"Capt. Neal®" wrote
Green over white trawling tonite
Red over green sailing machine
Red over red pilot is dead, etc.

Green over white equals trawling lights
Red over green equals sailing lights
Red over red means Not Under Command.

Two white masthead lights means towing.

Get it now?

CN
"Jeff Morris" wrote
Capt. Neal® wrote:
Two masthead lights means it is towing. Two masthead lights means
towing. Two masthead lights are often called towing lights by those
of us who don't know the rules.

CN

That says it all.

"Jeff Morris" wrote in message
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Capt. Neal® wrote:

A vessel towing has two masthead lights in a row. These lights are
white and
are often referred to as towing lights.

No. They're referred to as "masthead lights."

When you meet a tug towing behind
you will see the normal running lights plus the two towing lights
(masthead lights)

This is where the confusion lies. Those two white lights tell you this
vessel is
towing. Towing lights - get it?

Rule 21 (d) “Towing light” means a yellow light having the same
characteristics as the “sternlight” defined in paragraph (c) of this
Rule."

Got it?

This is a "rules test." Not a "I forgot the rules so I'll just make up
nonsense test."

CN

"Jeff Morris" wrote in message
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Bart Senior wrote:

You didn't post an answer Jeff.

You're right. I didn't feel the need for points this time. I only
got interesting when I saw how poorly Joe and Neal were doing.

Neal and Joe are both wrong, it is not B or D.

But I did say that they were both wrong on this one.

I'll admit it is not a simple question. These are the
typical confusing questions the USCG asks.

A towing light is defined as being "just like a stern light, except
yellow." How can that be confused with white, all around, or at the
bow? There are lots of confusing questions; this is not one of them.