• Welcome to Jetboaters.net!

    We are delighted you have found your way to the best Jet Boaters Forum on the internet! Please consider Signing Up so that you can enjoy all the features and offers on the forum. We have members with boats from all the major manufacturers including Yamaha, Seadoo, Scarab and Chaparral. We don't email you SPAM, and the site is totally non-commercial. So what's to lose? IT IS FREE!

    Membership allows you to ask questions (no matter how mundane), meet up with other jet boaters, see full images (not just thumbnails), browse the member map and qualifies you for members only discounts offered by vendors who run specials for our members only! (It also gets rid of this banner!)

    free hit counter

Courtesy lights?

What are the rules on the docking lights? Only use when pulling into marina, or just at dock/slip/ramp? But, not use when cruising?
 
What are the rules on the docking lights? Only use when pulling into marina, or just at dock/slip/ramp? But, not use when cruising?
Yes, docking lights may only be used while docking. The only lights to be used while underway are red/green side lights that can be seen from 1 mile away and an all-around white light that is visible from 2miles away.

Navigation Light Requirements - Overview and Powered Vessels | | Boat Ed.com™
Power-Driven Vessels Less Than 65.6 Feet Long When Underway

If less than 65.6 feet (20 meters) long, these vessels must exhibit the lights as shown in Figure 1. Remember, power-driven vessels include sailboats operating under engine power. The required lights are:
  • Red and green sidelights visible from a distance of at least two miles away—or if less than 39.4 feet (12 meters) long, at least one mile away—on a dark, clear night.
  • An all-round white light (if vessel is less than 39.4 feet long) or both a masthead light and a sternlight. These lights must be visible from a distance of at least two miles away on a dark, clear night. The all-round white light (or the masthead light) must be at least 3.3 feet (one meter) higher than the sidelights.
navigation_lights_figure_1.jpg

The red and green lighting must conform to the illustration. Red should be on the port (left side) of the bow and green on the starboard (right side) of the bow.
 
Back
Top