White over flashing Red

[philip_stevens]

This was posted on a Westerly site. Anyone here know the answer.

"One for those not sailing today. On the way back from Guernsey to Falmouth
the other day in mid-channel, we saw (what we made out to be from the deck
lights illuminating the pipe work along the large deck) a tanker and it was
displaying white over flashing red. As we had decided it was a tanker we
thought it probably meant hazardous cargo, but have not bean able to find a
ref to this in IRPCS. Does anybody know what this is and where it is
explained."

 

[Searush]

This was posted on a Westerly site. Anyone here know the answer.

"One for those not sailing today. On the way back from Guernsey to Falmouth
the other day in mid-channel, we saw (what we made out to be from the deck
lights illuminating the pipe work along the large deck) a tanker and it was
displaying white over flashing red. As we had decided it was a tanker we
thought it probably meant hazardous cargo, but have not bean able to find a
ref to this in IRPCS. Does anybody know what this is and where it is
explained."

Dodgy connection?

 

[dharl]

Tankers are normally fitted with either a flashing red light or a constent red light (upper one of a NUC set) which are normally put when in harbour at night....when the Bravo Flag cant be seen. Not IRPCS but covered by local NTM and also terminal regulations around the world.

Leaving it switched on at sea however is lazy.....

 

[little_roundtop]

This was posted on a Westerly site. Anyone here know the answer.

"One for those not sailing today. On the way back from Guernsey to Falmouth
the other day in mid-channel, we saw (what we made out to be from the deck
lights illuminating the pipe work along the large deck) a tanker and it was
displaying white over flashing red. As we had decided it was a tanker we
thought it probably meant hazardous cargo, but have not bean able to find a
ref to this in IRPCS. Does anybody know what this is and where it is
explained."

An indecisive pilot perhaps?

 

[dharl]

An indecisive pilot perhaps?

+1 prefer that answear to mine!

 

[dratsea]

White over red, No idea but:

If shore light, red over flashing white:

Well known to professional sailors:




Brothel, and busy at that.

 

[onesea]

Could it of been a cargo or engine room warning light / alarm.

 

[Porthandbuoy]

Almost certainly a local visual alarm backing up an audible alarm. Could indicate it's unsafe to enter a compartment due to fire/gas/extinguishant release.
In my experience there would be a cluster of lights above the door to a compartment. White for night time illumination, red for fire, blue for Hydrogen Sulphide, yellow for extinguishant released and green 'safe to enter'.
Common on rigs and platforms so I'd expect the same on a vessel carrying hazardous cargo. Not practical to shield them from other vessels, hence the confusion.

 

[lcyachts]

White Over Red, Pilot Ahead

But flashing red...............??