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USCG Exam Practice · Rule 23 — Power-driven Vessel Underway (lights)

A power-driven vessel less than 12 meters in length is underway at night. In lieu of the standard underway lights, she MAY exhibit which of the following?

  1. AAn all-round white light only
  2. BAn all-round white light and sidelights✓ correct
  3. CA masthead light and a sternlight only
  4. DSidelights and a sternlight only

Why B is correct

33 CFR §83.23(d) specifically permits a power-driven vessel of less than 12 meters in length to exhibit, in lieu of the standard lights prescribed in §83.23(a), an all-round white light and sidelights. An all-round white light alone is insufficient under this provision.

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