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a towing vessel 25 meters in length is pushing barges ahead. how many white masthead lights is the vessel required to show at night?



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A 25-meter-long towing vessel is pulling barges forward. The ship is required to display a minimum of two white masthead lights at night.

Define the term towing vessel?

A commercial vessel that is pulling, pushing, hauling aboard, or any mixture of pulling, pressing, or hauling alongside, is referred to as a towing vessel.

  • Masthead light refers to a white light that is positioned over the fore and aft centerlines of the vessel.
  • Showing an uninterrupted beam of light over a horizon arc of 225 degrees and fixed so that the light can be seen from directly in front of the beam to 22.5 degrees behind the beam.
  • Along both side of the vessel, with the exception that on a vessel less than 12 meters in length, the masthead light must be positioned as closely as is practical to the fore .

Thus, a 25-meter-long towing vessel is pulling barges forward. The ship is required to display a minimum of two white masthead lights at night.

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