CIVIC - SAFETY - REQUIRED EQUIPMENT
LIGHTS and SOUNDS
LIGHTS and SOUNDS
Lights Required when Operating at Night
All Boats Under Power
(includes sail boats under power)
Sidelights, Stern & Masthead Lights
(Boats under 65' can use 1 bi-color light sidelight.)
(Boats under 40' can combine masthead & stern into 1 all-round.)
(Sail boats motoring during the day must display a "Motoring Cone".)
All Boats Under Power
(includes sail boats under power)
Sidelights, Stern & Masthead Lights
(Boats under 65' can use 1 bi-color light sidelight.)
(Boats under 40' can combine masthead & stern into 1 all-round.)
(Sail boats motoring during the day must display a "Motoring Cone".)
All Boats Under Sail or Rowing
Sidelights & Stern light
(Boats under 65' can substitute 1 tri-color light.)
(Boats under 7m and 7 knots can substitute a lantern or torch.)
Sidelights & Stern light
(Boats under 65' can substitute 1 tri-color light.)
(Boats under 7m and 7 knots can substitute a lantern or torch.)
All Boats at Anchor
All-round light visible for 2 nautical miles.
(In daylight & not in a designated anchorage,
display a black anchoring ball.)
All-round light visible for 2 nautical miles.
(In daylight & not in a designated anchorage,
display a black anchoring ball.)
Sound Producing Devices
Boats Under 40' (Recommended)
One Horn or Whistle
Boats Over 40' to 165' (Required)
One 8" minimum diameter Bell
(The bell requirement for boats under 65' has been recently eliminated)
One Horn or Whistle
Boats Under 40' (Recommended)
One Horn or Whistle
Boats Over 40' to 165' (Required)
One 8" minimum diameter Bell
(The bell requirement for boats under 65' has been recently eliminated)
One Horn or Whistle
Note: Electronic or canned air horns can fail.
It is a good idea to have a manual horn as a back up.
It is also good to have a whistle attached to each PFD
and/or each person on board.
It is a good idea to have a manual horn as a back up.
It is also good to have a whistle attached to each PFD
and/or each person on board.