Night time recognition

[Falcon71]

Here's one for all you clever folk.

I'm trudging my way through 'A seaman's guide to the Rule of the Road' for my yacht master theory, and I'm on night lights and towing inconspicuous, partyly submerged vessel or objects etc.

Now it says, "Such a vessel or object, less than 25 metres in breadth, displays one all-round white light at or near the forward end and one all-round white light at or near the after end (except that dracones need not display the light at the forward end)."

What is a dracone?

Is it one of those things that I'm ever likely to encounter, a bit like the mine sweeper in operation that I have 2 miles off my port bow on a steady bearing that I have to keep 1000 metres away from on a regular basis in the Solent?



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[ChrisP]

It's a towed flexible container for transporting liquids
by water.

ChrisP ;o))

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[jhr]

<<It's a towed flexible container for transporting liquids
by water.>>

Ah! A wine box!

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[ccscott49]

Sure it doesn't say dragons, as they have a big fire coming out the front! which you couldn't miss.

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[Falcon71]

Thank you, I knew it was going to be vital to my understanding of the subject.

I'm sure there are going to be loads of other stupid questions as this course progresses.

Doing this I'm going to need that wine box, so when I next see that combination of lights I'll have to have a closer investigation.

I'd have to really unlucky to meet a Dragon in the Solent, I thought they were only found in Wales.

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[powerskipper]

The trick to learning lights is to break each set down into
nav lights,
doing lights,
saftey lights,
weird ones,

then it makes sence.

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[Falcon71]

Thanks Julie, currently they're all weird ones, but I hope I can start making sense soon. I think I've decided that pilot lights are dressy white dinner jackets on top with red trousers, ie airline pilot, whilst fishing boats wear red jackets to hide the blood, with white trousers like a butcher, yes, gross, but I'm not going to forget. Does anyone else have any other useful acronyms or ways of remembering these things?

Diana

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[powerskipper]

Pilot
WHITE hat RED face from coming out of pub,

RED OR GREEN over WHITE frying tonight.

White light on power boat so he can see his drink.

Cylinder for contrained by draught, put Handle on it and its a draught beer glass

2 black balls ,
if you had a ball in each hand you can't hold the till therefore Are not under comand.

3 black balls,
as above hands full and one in mouth therefoer you fall over step and are Aground.


Ball diamond ball.
If you had a ball between your knee caps you would be restricked in you manovering

THESE ARE THE MAIN ONE HAVE SOME FOR SOUND SIGNALS TO, POST THEM LATER IF YOU LIKE.

have fun learning
Julie

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[whisper]

Red or Green over White - fishing tonight
White over Red - pilot in bed

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[TheBoatman]

Pilots wear white hats and have red noses from drinking to much?

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[powerskipper]

Sound signal for sail boats and doing vessels is ____ _ _
1 long and 2 short I remember it like this

CCCCCCOOOOOEEEEE I'M HERE

Vessel that is being towed is
1long and 3 short

CCCCCCOOOOEEEE I;M HERE TOO


Think of power boats and there 1 long blast

SSSSSPPPEEEEEEDDDDYYYY





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