Safety and rescue

NAVIGATION LIGHT WHITE SERIE-200, STERN LIGHT 135 DEGREE

Navigation lights and signals tell other vessels not only where you are, but also what you are doing. The proper use of these lights and signals is an important part of safe navigation.

POSITION:

NAVIGATION LIGHT SERIES-200 WHITE, 135 DEGREE

Stern Light – 135 Degree
A white light placed as close to the stern as possible, projecting an uninterrupted light over the entire course of a 135 degree arc of the horizon and arranged to project that light over a 67.5 degree sector on each side from the stern.

Vessels between 0 and 12 meters / 0 to 40 feet in length:

360° white, red or green light: 2 miles
Mast light (jib): 2 miles
Port and starboard lights: 1 mile
Stern light: 2 miles
Tricolour light: 2 miles (for vessels under sail only).

Vessels between 12 and 20 meters / 40 to 65 feet in length:

360° white, red or green light: 2 miles
Mast light: 3 miles
Port and starboard lights: 2 miles
Stern light: 2 miles
Tricolour light: 2 miles (for vessels under sail only).

 Vessels between 20 and 50 meters / 65 to 150 feet in length:

360° white, red or green light: 2 miles
Mast light: 5 miles
Port and starboard lights: 2 miles
Stern light: 2 miles.

Navigation lights must be turned on if you are operating a boat at night or in poor visibility. The term “night” here refers to the period between sunset and sunrise. During the day, poor visibility may be caused by thick fog or even adverse weather conditions, such as rain or snowfall.

When navigating at night, boats must make themselves visible with lights specific to each type of boat in order to be identified by others. It is therefore possible to know if it is a sailing boat, a motor boat or a boat at anchor. Larger vessels, fishing boats and tugs pulling barges have additional lights to help identify the type of vessel.

The color of the light seen on the other vessel encountered helps determine which one has priority. To do this, it is important to know the different lights and how to interpret them.