Hunter H18 - Page 45

Hu
nt
e
r 1
8
• Boatin
g
Safet
y
4.1
3
to open
.
O
ther hel
p
ful
p
ublications available from the U. S. Coast
G
uard include
“
Aids to Navi
g
ation”
(
U.
S
.
C
oast
G
uard
pamphlet
#
123
)
, which explains the si
g
ni
f
icance o
f
various li
g
hts and buo
y
s, the “Boatin
g
Safet
y
Trainin
g
M
anual”, and
“
Federal Requirements
f
or Recreational
Boats”.
C
heck with
y
our local
C
oast
G
uard
S
tation,
y
our
new
d
ea
l
er, or a
l
oca
l
mar
i
na a
b
out nav
ig
at
i
ona
l
a
id
s
unique to
y
our area
.
4
.5.3 Runnin
g
and Navi
g
ation Li
g
ht
s
Your boat is desi
g
ned as a "da
y
sailor" and there
f
ore is
not provided with runnin
g
and navi
g
ation li
g
hts for safe
o
peration a
f
ter dark. Alwa
y
s use common sense and
g
ood
j
ud
g
ment
.
T
he followin
g
is presented for reference onl
y
since
y
our boat is not desi
g
ned to be used after dark
.
O
peratin
g
at ni
g
ht can present some special challen
g
es.
Not onl
y
is
y
our depth perception lessened, bri
g
ht li
g
hts
o
n the shore can cast misleadin
g
re
f
lections on the water
and if
y
ou wear
g
lasses, or worse
y
et, bifocals,
y
ou sim-
pl
y
don’t see as well at ni
g
ht as
y
ou do durin
g
the da
y
.
It is not onl
y
important that
y
ou be able to identi
fy
other
vesse
l
s operat
i
n
g
i
n
y
our prox
i
m
i
t
y
,
i
t
i
s equa
lly
i
mportant
that other vessels see
y
ou. Most recreational vessels are
less than 30
f
eet in len
g
th and, accordin
g
to
“
The Rules
o
f the Road”, shall be equipped with navi
g
ation li
g
hts.
These li
g
hts not onl
y
have a certain arc throu
g
h which
the
y
can be seen but must be seen
f
rom a minimum dis-
tance. Table 1, on pa
g
e 4.14 will show
y
ou the followin
g
li
g
htin
g
requirements
f
or recreational vessels both less
than 12 meters in len
g
th
(
approximatel
y
39.4”
)
, and over
12 meters in len
g
th to 20 meters
(
65'
)
Ligh
t
A
r
c
C
olor
V
i
s
i
b
l
e
R
an
ge
Mas
th
ead
Light
22
5
Wh
t
2
S
tarboar
d
112.
5
G
r
n
1
P
o
r
t
S
ideli
g
h
t
112
.
5
Red
1
S
ternli
g
h
t
1
3
5
Wht
2
The arc o
f
the li
g
hts and color allows
y
ou to determine the
direction a vessel is movin
g
. How
g
ood are
y
our li
g
hts?
Y
ou s
h
ou
ld
test t
h
em to see
h
ow v
i
s
ibl
e
y
ou m
igh
t
b
e
at ni
g
ht. Whether on a trailer or at the marina, switch
o
n
y
our li
g
hts and see how well the
y
can be seen. Walk
awa
y
f
rom the boat or row awa
y
, i
f
y
ou are at anchor or
at a moorin
g
, and see how visible the li
g
hts are as
y
ou
move further awa
y
. How eas
y
are the
y
to see a
g
ainst the
back
g
round o
f
li
g
hts on shore
?
gg
You should alwa
y
s check that
y
our masthead li
g
ht disap-
pears at t
h
e same t
i
me eac
h
s
id
e
ligh
t
di
sappears an
d
the
y
both disappear when the stern li
g
ht appears.
C
heck
y
our sideli
g
hts from dead ahead. You should see
both red and
g
reen. However, b
y
movin
g
toward one side
b
y
1-3 de
g
rees,
y
ou should then see onl
y
one li
g
ht. I
f
y
ou
still see two li
g
hts, an approachin
g
vessel won
’
t be able
to tell which direction
y
ou are
g
oin
g.
When boatin
g
at ni
g
ht, remember the followin
g
: “When
two li
g
hts
y
ou see ahead, turn
y
our helm and show
y
our
r
ed
.
”
4
.5.4 Sound Si
g
nalin
g
Devic
e
Your boat is provided with a horn which con
f
orms with
U
.
S
.
C
oast
G
uard requirements
f
or boats o
f
this size. All
cl
ass
A
b
oats are recommen
d
e
d
to carr
y
a
h
an
d
, mout
h
,
o
r whistle, as well as a power operated horn. The device
should be used to promote sa
f
e passin
g
, as well as a
warnin
g
to other vessels in fo
g
, or confined areas, or as
a si
g
nal to operators o
f
locks or drawbrid
g
es. Followin
g
are standard whistle si
g
nals
:
O
ne Prolon
g
ed Blas
t
W
arnin
g
S
i
g
nal
O
ne
S
hort Blas
t
P
ass on m
y
port s
ide
Two
S
hort Blasts
P
ass on m
y
star
b
oar
d
s
ide
Three
S
hort Blasts
E
n
gi
nes
i
n
R
evers
e
Fi
v
e
o
r
Mo
r
e
Blas
t
s
Dan
g
er
S
i
g
nal