USCG Exam PracticeRule 24 — Towing and Pushing (lights)
A power-driven vessel of 35 meters is pushing a barge ahead. The two vessels are NOT rigidly connected as a composite unit. What lights must the towing vessel exhibit?
- A. Two masthead lights in a vertical line, sidelights, and a sternlight
- ✓ Two masthead lights in a vertical line, sidelights, and two towing lights in a vertical lineCorrect
- C. One masthead light, sidelights, a sternlight, and one towing light above the sternlight
- D. The same lights as a power-driven vessel underway under Rule 23(a)
Why B is correct
Rule 24(c) requires a vessel pushing ahead (not a composite unit) to show two masthead lights in a vertical line, sidelights, and two towing lights in a vertical line. Rule 24(b) applies only when the vessels are rigidly connected as a composite unit, in which case Rule 23 lights would apply.