Part C - LIGHTS AND SHAPES

Section 2c - Rule 26

Jeff Watts

Rule 26: Fishing Vessels

(a) A vessel engaged in fishing, whether underway or at anchor, shall exhibit only the lights and shapes prescribed in this Rule.

(b) A vessel when engaged in trawling, by which is meant the dragging through the water of a dredge net or other apparatus used as a fishing appliance, shall exhibit:

(i) two all-round lights in a vertical line, the upper being green and the lower white, or a shape consisting of two cones with their apexes together in a vertical line one above the other;

(ii) a masthead light abaft of and higher than the all-round green light; a vessel of less than 50 metres in length shall not be obliged to exhibit such a light but may do so;


 
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Under 50m but not making way

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Over 50m or any length but not making way
(iii) when making way through the water, in addition to the lights prescribed in this paragraph, sidelights and a sternlight.

Over 50m or any length, making way - Animation

Under 50m, making way - Animation

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Day shape
(c) A vessel engaged in fishing, other than trawling shall exhibit:

(i) two all-round lights in a vertical line, the upper being red and the lower white, or a shape consisting of two cones with their apexes together in a vertical line one above the other;

(ii) when there is outlying gear extending more than 150 metres horizontally from the vessel, an all-round white light or a cone apex upwards in the direction of the gear.

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(iii) when making way through the water, in addition to the lights prescribed in this paragraph, sidelights and a sternlight.
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Gill net vessel making way while hauling nets. Note that a vessel trolling is not restricted by its gear and shows the lights of a PDV.
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Day shapes
(d) The additional signals described in Annex II to these Regulations apply to a vessel engaged in fishing in close proximity to other vessels engaged in fishing.

(e) A vessel when not engaged in fishing shall not exhibit the lights or shapes prescribed in this Rule, but only those prescribed for a vessel of her length.

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Shooting

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Hauling

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Hooked up
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Pair trawlers using spot lights

Jeff Watts October 2015