Nav lights

[meldrum]

Iam currently rewiring my yacht the existing arrangement has two side lights red and green and an all round white masthead light for motoring and a tricolour masthead light for sailing. Is this still correct. My copy of "learning the rules of the road "states that a motor driven boat or yacht if under 12mtrs, only requires an all round white light and sidelights and no white stern light.

 

[VicS]

This diagram illustrates all the legal combinations but yes for motoring sidelights (or bicolour) and an all-round white are permissible

However remember that lights at the mast head are often lost among the shore light when view from the bridge of a large vessel.

I like to be able to include a stern light (and a steaming light) so that side and stern, together with steaming light if under power can be used when they are more appropriate

 

[dean1973]

thats right just done all this for code under 12m can use allround white