{"id":969,"date":"2015-05-06T16:48:50","date_gmt":"2015-05-06T20:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=292"},"modified":"2020-03-25T15:17:56","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T15:17:56","slug":"boat-navigation-at-night-2","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/boat-navigation-at-night-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Boat Navigation at Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Boat Navigation\u00a0at Night: Head-on Approach<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/7bi2qn0q2g?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\/a4ec44fe53b553a377c200079affedbe7f42385e.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>If you meet a vessel and see a green, red and white light, you are approaching another power-driven vessel head-on. In this situation\u00a0neither vessel has the right-of-way<strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0Both operators must take early and substantial action to steer well clear of the other vessel. Both operators should reduce their speed and steer to starboard.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/05\/Head_on_ApproachSplash.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-850\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/05\/Head_on_ApproachSplash.jpg\" alt=\"Boat Navigation at Night\" width=\"700\" height=\"392\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you meet a vessel and see a green and red light but no masthead (white) light, then you are approaching a sail-driven vessel. You are the\u00a0give-way craft\u00a0and must yield right-of-way to the sailing vessel.<\/p>\n<h2>Port (left) Approach<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/acyzn6gxdu?dnt=1&#038;popover=true\" class=\"wistia-popover[height=393,playerColor=7b796a,width=699]\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/embed-ssl.wistia.com\/deliveries\/fe8ce436198a6fe06957ad4c33c751613adbf81b.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>If a green and a white light are visible, then another craft is approaching you from the port (left) side. In this situation, you are the\u00a0stand-on craft\u00a0and should\u00a0maintain\u00a0your speed and course. The other craft should take early and substantial action to steer well clear of your craft.<\/p>\n<h2>Starboard (right) Approach<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/3epx54l7eo?dnt=1&#038;popover=true\" class=\"wistia-popover[height=393,playerColor=7b796a,width=699]\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/embed-ssl.wistia.com\/deliveries\/55a7bffe2e4e7a938e556da7c215f9b173e783a4.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>If a red and a white light are visible, then another craft is approaching you from the starboard (right) side. In this situation you are the give-way craft and must yield right-of-way. You should take early and substantial action to steer well clear of the other craft. Reduce your speed, change direction and pass at a safe distance behind the other boat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Safe Boating Tip<\/strong><br \/>\nA simple way to decipher powerboat navigation lights is to remember: If you see a GREEN LIGHT you can \u2018GO\u2019: another boat is approaching from your port side.<\/p>\n<p>If you see a RED LIGHT you should \u2018STOP\u2019: another boat is approaching from your starboard side.<\/p>\n<h2>What Does a White Light Indicate?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/dmgm3p97s7?dnt=1&#038;popover=true\" class=\"wistia-popover[height=393,playerColor=7b796a,width=699]\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/embed-ssl.wistia.com\/deliveries\/15d02469d179ebffa2d14e9686034965d78a0a2a.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>If you see a white light on its own it indicates that you DO NOT have the right-of-way. The white light will be identifying one of the following three things:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1) You are approaching another craft from behind<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If only a white light is visible, you may be approaching another craft from behind. You are the\u00a0give-way-craft\u00a0and must take early and substantial action to\u00a0steer\u00a0well clear\u00a0by altering your course\u00a0and passing at a safe distance on the starboard (right) or port (left) side.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2) You are approaching a non-powered craft<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are approaching a non-powered craft, you are the\u00a0give-way craft\u00a0and must yield the right of way. You should take early and substantial action to\u00a0stay well clear<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>and pass at a safe speed and distance.<\/p>\n<p>Remember that if you\u2019re operating a non-powered craft at night, you are required have\u00a0ready for use\u00a0an electric torch, <a title=\"BOATsmart! LED Marine Flashlight\" href=\"http:\/\/www.boatsmartmarine.com\/collections\/retail\/products\/led-marine-flashlight\">flashlight <\/a>or lighted lantern showing a white light (this rule applies if the boat cannot be equipped with standard navigation lights).<\/p>\n<p><strong>3) You are approaching an anchored craft at night<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are approaching an anchored craft, the anchored craft will be exhibiting an all-round white light to indicate to other boaters that their craft is at anchor.<\/p>\n<p>Remember: anchored boats should never\u00a0display their green and red sidelights as these lights will indicate to other boaters that your craft is underway.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","article-category":[11],"article-tag":[148,212,31,82],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Boat Navigation and Right-of-Way Regulations at Night<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Everything you need to know about boat navigation at night, includes right-of-way rules, recognizing and understanding the navigation lights on other boats.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow\" \/>\n<meta name=\"googlebot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"bingbot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/boat-navigation-at-night-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Boat Navigation and Right-of-Way Regulations at Night\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Everything you need to know about boat navigation at night, includes right-of-way rules, recognizing and understanding the navigation lights on other boats.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/boat-navigation-at-night-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"BOATsmart! 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