USCG Exam PracticeRule 28 — Constrained by Draft (lights)
Under the Inland Navigation Rules, which lights must a power-driven vessel underway of 50 meters or more in length exhibit?
- ✓ A masthead light forward, a second masthead light abaft and higher, sidelights, and a sternlightCorrect
- B. A masthead light forward, sidelights, and a sternlight only
- C. Two masthead lights in a vertical line, sidelights, and a sternlight
- D. An all-round white light, sidelights, and a sternlight
Why A is correct
33 CFR §83.23(a) requires a power-driven vessel underway to exhibit a forward masthead light, a second masthead light abaft of and higher than the forward one, sidelights, and a sternlight. The exemption from the second masthead light applies only to vessels of less than 50 meters in length.
Cited:33 CFR §83.23