The white light on a powerboat is typically located at the stern or rear of the vessel. It serves as a navigation light to indicate the boat's position and direction to other vessels at night or in low visibility conditions. This light must be visible from a specific distance and angle to ensure safe navigation. In addition to the stern light, powerboats also have red and green navigation lights on the bow to indicate their port and starboard sides, respectively.
A single white light on a boat means the boat is moving.
A boat's stern light is white. It is located at the rear (stern) of the vessel and is used to indicate the boat's presence to other vessels. The white light must be visible from all directions, ensuring safety and visibility during nighttime navigation.
A white light on a powerboat (that obviously doesn't have a mast) must be displayed so as to be visible from 360 degrees.
The green and white lights on another boat indicate that it is a power-driven vessel underway. The green light is typically shown on the starboard (right) side, while the white light is the stern light. This configuration suggests that the other boat is approaching from your right side, and you should be cautious and ready to give way or adjust your course as necessary to avoid a collision.
On a powerboat, the white navigation light is typically located at the stern, or rear, of the vessel. This light is positioned so that it is visible from behind the boat, ensuring that other vessels can detect its presence when approaching from the rear. It is part of the required navigation lights for nighttime operation, helping to indicate the boat's position and direction.
The green light would be located on the right, or starboard, side of the boat.
The stern light on a boat is white. It is located at the rear of the vessel and is designed to be visible from behind, indicating the boat's presence to other vessels. This white light must shine between 67.5 degrees on each side of the stern, ensuring clear visibility to following boats.
Turn on an all-around white light when anchoring your boat.
The red light means you are seeing the port side. The white light is shown at the top of the mast, (or is visible from 360 degrees on a power boat). While the starboard green light is not visible being hidden from view by the boat's hull. Therefore, it is likely that the boat in front is moving from right to left across your course. I would turn to my starboard a little to pass astern of the boat in front.
Red light means the Port side of the boat. Port side is the left side. The white light is lighting indicating the stern (back) . The white light when seen alone means the boat is anchored. There is also a green light on the Starboard side (right side)
That a power driven ship is headed right for you. The green and red lights are the navigational side lanterns and the white light is the top light.
The green light would be located on the right, or starboard, side of the boat.