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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 4. Conservation and Natural Resources |
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Agency 15. Department of Game and Inland Fisheries |
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Chapter 420. Watercraft: Navigation Lights and Shapes |
Section 60. Sailing vessels underway and vessels under oars
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A. A sailing vessel underway shall exhibit:
1. Sidelights; and
2. A sternlight.
B. In a sailing vessel of less than 65.6 feet (20 meters) in length, the lights prescribed in subsection A of this section may be combined in one lantern carried at or near the top of the mast where it can best be seen.
C. A sailing vessel underway may, in addition to the lights prescribed in subsection A of this section, exhibit at or near the top of the mast, where they can best be seen, two all-round lights in a vertical line, the upper being red and the lower green, but these lights shall not be exhibited in conjunction with the combined lantern permitted by subsection B of this section.
D. A sailing vessel of less than 23 feet (7 meters) in length shall, if practicable, exhibit the lights prescribed in subsection A or B of this section, but if not, shall have ready at hand an electric torch or lighted lantern showing a white light that shall be exhibited in sufficient time to prevent collision.
E. A vessel under oars may exhibit the lights prescribed above for sailing vessels, but if not, shall have ready at hand an electric torch or lighted lantern showing a white light that shall be exhibited in sufficient time to prevent collision.
F. A vessel proceeding under sail when also being propelled by machinery shall exhibit forward where it can best be seen a conical shape, apex downward. A vessel of less than 39.4 feet (12 meters) in length is not required to exhibit this shape, but may do so.
Historical Notes
Derived from Volume 19, Issue 05, eff. January 1, 2003.