USCG Exam PracticeRule 30 — Anchored and Aground (lights)
Under the Inland Navigation Rules, which vessels at anchor are required to use working or equivalent lights to illuminate their decks?
- A. All vessels at anchor in a designated anchorage
- B. Vessels of 50 meters or more in length
- ✓ Vessels of 100 meters or more in lengthCorrect
- D. Vessels of less than 50 meters in length only
Why C is correct
33 CFR §83.30(c) states that a vessel at anchor may use deck lights, but a vessel of 100 meters or more in length shall use available working or equivalent lights to illuminate her decks. Vessels under 100 meters have the option but not the obligation.
Cited:33 CFR §83.30(c)