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You encounter another boat. You assess the situation and determine that you are the stand-on vessel. What must you do?
This boat must have a white mast head light & a white stern light. Also, it must have a green running light on the right (starboard) side of the boat & a red running light on the left (port) side of the boat. The red & green lights may be mounted on the sides of the boat (international regs.) or nose of the boat if the boat is basically used on rivers or lakes in the U.S. (called: river navigation lights).
Navigation Lights
Vessels must show the running lights suitable for their class or the operations in which they are engaged between sunset and sunrise and during restricted visibility. There are no special or extra lights required for fog.
ANY boat on the water at night must display three lights: A green light starboard (on the bow) a red light port (on the bow) and a white light on the stern, mounted higher than the bow lights.
The green and white lights on a boat are very important for traveling at night. These lights indicate which end of the boat is which.
Each country has their own legal requirements regarding boat operation. The requirements state the specifics about navigation lights and which type of vessels need them, which types of lights are needed, and the hours of the day they must be used.
i own a boat and fish at night the lights are used at night to warn other boat that they are near for it is hard to see on a lake without and lights.:)
The green and white lights on a boat are very important for traveling at night. These lights indicate which end of the boat is which.
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