Hunter H45DS - Page 58

Hunter 4
5
DS
• Boatin
g
Safet
y
4
.14
b
y
1-3 de
g
rees,
y
ou should then see onl
y
one li
g
ht. If
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
p
rovided with a horn which conforms with
U
.
S
.
C
oast
G
uard requirements
f
or boats o
f
this size. All
c
lass A boats are recommended to carr
y
a hand, mouth,
o
r w
hi
st
l
e, as we
ll
as a
p
ower o
p
erate
d
h
orn.
Th
e
d
ev
i
ce
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
from the boat or row awa
y
, if
y
ou are at anchor or
at a moorin
g
, and see how visible the li
g
hts are as
y
ou
move
f
urther awa
y
. How eas
y
are the
y
to see a
g
ainst the
back
g
round of li
g
hts on shore?
gg
Let’s sa
y
that
y
our stern li
g
ht,
f
or some reason, can onl
y
be seen for ½ mile. You are underwa
y
at 8 knots and a
lar
g
e ship is approachin
g
at
1
5 knots. The ship is onl
y
4
minutes awa
y
f
rom collision with
y
ou. B
y
the time the ship
“
mi
g
ht” see
y
ou, identif
y
the li
g
ht and decide on the reac-
tion that should be taken, it is too late. A ship travelin
g
at
15 knots ma
y
take miles to stop. Look at the stern li
g
ht
a
g
ain, as
y
ou move from the stern toward the bow. Does
the stern li
g
ht
“
disappear” as the sideli
g
ht
“
appears”
?
The stern li
g
ht should disappear and sideli
g
ht appear at
22.5 de
g
rees abaft the beam. If
y
ou don’t see the
g
reen
starboard sideli
g
ht or the red port sideli
g
ht when the stern
li
g
ht disappears, there is a problem with the arc o
f
one or
all of these li
g
hts. This means that if another boat were
approachin
g
y
ou at the an
g
le where no li
g
hts are seen,
th
e
r
e
i
s
in
c
r
ease
ri
s
k
of
co
lli
s
i
o
n.
You should also check to make sure that
y
our masthead
li
g
ht disappears at the same time each sideli
g
ht disap-
pears an
d
t
h
e
y
b
ot
h
di
sappear w
h
en t
h
e stern
ligh
t
appears
.
C
heck
y
our sideli
g
hts from dead ahead. You should see
b
ot
h
re
d
an
d
g
reen.
H
owever,
by
mov
i
n
g
towar
d
one s
id
e
Vessel
N
o
t
es
L
i
g
hts Less than 12 meters
(
39ft.
)
12
(
39ft.
)
meters to less
than 20
(
65
f
t.
)
meters
Po
w
e
r
This
in
c
l
udes
sa
il-
in
g
vessels
un
d
er power
a
n
d
m
o
t
o
r
s
ailin
g
Whi
te
M
ast
h
ea
d
Light
2 NM
(
3.7 km
)
see not
e
3 NM
(
5.6 km
)
S
ideli
g
hts or combination li
g
hts 1 NM
(
1.9 km
)
2 NM
(
3.7 km
)
sternli
g
h
t
2 NM
(
3.7 km
)
see not
e
2 NM
(
3.7 km
)
S
ai
l
S
ailin
g
V
esse
l
s
u
n
de
r
sa
il
alo
n
e
S
ideli
g
hts or combination
l
i
g
hts
1 NM
(
1.9 km
)
2 NM
(
3.7 km
)
sternligh
t
2 NM
(
3.7 km
)
see not
e
2 NM
(
3.7 km
)
Fi
g
. 4.
8
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
n
e
S
h
o
rt Bl
ast
Pass on m
y
port sid
e
Tw
o
S
h
o
rt Bl
as
t
s
Pass on m
y
starboard sid
e
Thr
ee
S
h
o
rt Bl
as
t
s
En
g
ines in Revers
e
F
iv
e
o
r M
o
r
e
Bl
as
t
s
Dan
g
er
S
i
g
nal