{"id":837,"date":"2015-03-30T10:46:39","date_gmt":"2015-03-30T14:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=284"},"modified":"2020-04-02T15:20:41","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T15:20:41","slug":"safe-boat-operation-navigation-restricted-visibility","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/safe-boat-operation-navigation-restricted-visibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Boating in Restricted Visibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Safe Boat Operation and Navigation in Restricted Visibility<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/5jyvdh280y?dnt=1&#038;popover=true\" class=\"wistia-popover[height=393,playerColor=7b796a,width=699]\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-original=\"https:\/\/embed-ssl.wistia.com\/deliveries\/06a258275e48254aebba26b091760f1d2a2b323a.jpg?image_play_button=true&#038;image_play_button_color=7b796ae0&#038;image_crop_resized=600x338\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><script charset=\"ISO-8859-1\" src=\"\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/popover-v1.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Boaters should take additional care to ensure safe boat operation and navigation in restricted visibility, such as fog, darkness or heavy rain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remember:<\/strong>\u00a0If you are operating a pleasure craft and you are not in sight of other vessels due to poor visibility, you are required to proceed at a safe speed that is appropriate for the prevailing circumstances and visibility conditions (as described in the <em>Collision Regulations<\/em> Rule 19).<\/p>\n<h2>Boating\u00a0at Night<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/n8o1ktmmn1?dnt=1&#038;popover=true\" class=\"wistia-popover[height=393,playerColor=7b796a,width=699]\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/embed-ssl.wistia.com\/deliveries\/bbb0181bcb0cd72f67e259313b935864d620bd46.jpg?image_play_button=true&#038;image_play_button_color=7b796ae0&#038;image_crop_resized=600x338\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><script charset=\"ISO-8859-1\" src=\"\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/popover-v1.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Navigation and Right of Way\" href=\"\/article-category\/6-navigation-and-right-of-way-rules\/\">Right-of-way and navigation<\/a> rules are the same whether operating during the day or at night. However,\u00a0while operating at night or during periods of restricted visibility you must determine the speed, position, and size of other boats according to the navigation lights they exhibit.<\/p>\n<p>Navigation lights must be used on any pleasure craft that operates from sunset to sunrise or during periods of restricted visibility.<\/p>\n<p>The navigation lights you are required to display depend on the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0size\u00a0of your craft<\/li>\n<li>If it is\u00a0<a title=\"Basic Boating Terminology\" href=\"\/article\/basic-boating-terminology\/\">non-powered, sail-driven or power-driven<\/a><\/li>\n<li>If it is\u00a0underway or at anchor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Navigation Lights<\/h2>\n<p>Power-driven pleasure craft must exhibit a\u00a0forward masthead light, sidelights and a sternlight.<\/p>\n<p>Many small boats (such as bow riders and runabouts) typically have a white light affixed to the top of a light pole that can be placed at the stern of the craft. When underway, this all-round light functions as a combined masthead and sternlight, and must be visible in all directions, mounted higher than the boat structure, cockpit or any other obstruction.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Appendix-B_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-285\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Appendix-B_1-1024x663.jpg\" alt=\"Appendix B_1\" width=\"700\" height=\"453\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Appendix-B_2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-286\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Appendix-B_2-1024x663.jpg\" alt=\"Appendix B_2\" width=\"700\" height=\"453\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Appendix-B_3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-287\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Appendix-B_3-1024x663.jpg\" alt=\"Appendix B_3\" width=\"700\" height=\"453\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Appendix-B_4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-288\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Appendix-B_4-1024x663.jpg\" alt=\"Appendix B_4\" width=\"700\" height=\"453\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Special Circumstances<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Search and Rescue (SAR) Vessels<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When responding to emergencies, search and rescue vessels, as well as police and government vessels, exhibit blue light(s). You should steer well clear of a vessel with a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tc.gc.ca\/eng\/marinesafety\/tp-tp13585-policy-blue-light-4384.html\"><strong>blue flashing light<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/SpecialCircumstances-01HeroScaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-289\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/SpecialCircumstances-01HeroScaled-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Police Boat at Night\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>When Towing<\/h2>\n<p><strong>If towing another vessel from your stern, you must show:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sidelights and a sternlight<\/li>\n<li>One yellow towing sternlight<\/li>\n<li>Two masthead lights in a vertical line<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>If being towed, you must exhibit:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sidelights and a sternlight<\/li>\n<li>A diamond shape<\/li>\n<li>If you do not have sidelights you must exhibit two\u00a0aids to navigation, one each at\u00a0fore\u00a0and\u00a0aft<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When a boat that doesn\u2019t normally tow other boats is engaged in towing, it must display the regular navigation lights and indicate the nature of the relationship between the towing boat and the boat being towed (such as illuminating the towline).<\/p>\n<h2>Vessels Being Pushed<\/h2>\n<p><strong>When using a powerboat to push another vessel\u00a0ahead or tow alongside, you must exhibit:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two masthead lights in a vertical line, sidelights and a sternlight<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","article-category":[10],"article-tag":[82,100,148,188,212],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Safe Boat Operation and Navigation in Restricted Visibility<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Safe boat operation and navigation in restricted visibility. 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