避碰规则英文版(11)

避碰规则英文版

lantern which shall be carried on the fore and aft centreline of the vessel or located asnearly as practicable in the same fore and aft line as the masthead light or the all-roundwhite light.

Rule 24

Towing and pushing

(a) A power-driven vessel when towing shall exhibit;

§ (i) Instead of the light prescribed in Rule 23 (a) (i) or (a) (ii), two masthead lights in a

vertical line. When the length of the tow, measured from the stern of the towing vessel tothe after end of the tow exceeds 200 metres, three such lights in a vertical line;

(ii) sidelights;

(iii) a sternlight;

(iv) a towing light in a vertical line above the sternlight;

(v) when the length of the tow exceeds 200 metre, a diamond shape where it can best beseen.§ § § §

(b) When a pushing vessel and a vessel being pushed ahead are rigidly connected in acomposite unit they shall be regarded as a power-driven vessel and exhibit the lightsprescribed in Rule 23.

(c) A power-driven vessel when pushing ahead or towing alongside, except in the case of acomposite unit shall exhibit;

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§ (I) instead of the light prescribed in Rule 23 (a) (I) or (a) (ii), two masthead lights in avertical line;(ii) sidelights;(iii) a sternlight.

(d) A power-driven vessel to which paragraphs (a) or (c) of this Rule apply shall also complywith Rule 23 (a) (ii).

(e) A vessel or object being towed, other that those mentioned in paragraph (g) of this Rule,shall exhibit;

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§ (i) sidelights;(ii) a sternlight;(iii) when the length of the tow exceeds 200 metres, a diamond shape where it can best

be seen.

(f) Provided that any number of vessels being towed alongside or pushed in a group shall belighted as one vessel,

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§ (i) A vessel being pushed ahead, not being past of a composite unit, shall exhibit at theforward end, sidelights.(ii) A vessel being towed alongside shall exhibit a sternlight and at the forward end,

sidelights.

(g) An inconspicuous, partly submerged vessel or object, or combination of such vessel orobjects being towed, shall exhibit;