USCG Exam PracticeAnchoring — types, scope, holding ground
A vessel less than 7 meters in length is at anchor at night. Under which condition is it NOT required to display anchor lights?
- A. When anchored in a designated special anchorage area
- ✓ When anchored not in or near a narrow channel, fairway, anchorage, or where other vessels normally navigateCorrect
- C. When anchored in water less than 3 meters deep
- D. When anchored within 500 meters of a lighted buoy
Why B is correct
33 CFR §83.30(e) exempts a vessel of less than 7 meters in length from displaying anchor lights when at anchor and not in or near a narrow channel, fairway, anchorage, or where other vessels normally navigate. The special anchorage exemption in §83.30(g) applies to vessels less than 20 meters, but that is a separate provision with a different threshold.
Cited:33 CFR §83.30(e)