USCG Exam Practice · Rule 30 — Anchored and Aground (lights)
Under the Inland Navigation Rules, a vessel less than 50 meters in length when at anchor MAY, in lieu of the standard two-light arrangement, exhibit which of the following?
- ATwo all-round white lights in a vertical line
- BOne all-round white light where it can best be seen✓ correct
- COne all-round red light where it can best be seen
- DA masthead light and a sternlight
Why B is correct
33 CFR §83.30(b) expressly permits a vessel of less than 50 meters in length to substitute a single all-round white light, placed where it can best be seen, for the two-light arrangement required by §83.30(a).
Cited:33 CFR §83.30
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