Rule 26 Fishing Vessels with Explanation of Underway | Lights and Shapes

Rule 26 Fishing Vessels with in depth explanation of what it is to be under way and when a fishing vessel uses side lights and a stern light.
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RULE 26
Fishing Vessels
(a) A vessel engaged in fishing, whether underway or at anchor, shall exhibit only the lights and shapes prescribed in this Rule.
(b) A vessel when engaged in trawling, by which is meant the dragging through the water of a dredge net or other apparatus used as a fishing appliance, shall exhibit:
(i) two all-round lights in a vertical line, the upper being green and the lower white, or a shape consisting of two cones with their apexes together in a vertical line one above the other;
(ii) a masthead light abaft of and higher than the all-round green light; a vessel of less than 50 meters in length shall not be obliged to exhibit such a light but may do so; and
(iii) when making way through the water, in addition to the lights prescribed in this paragraph, sidelights and a sternlight.
(c) A vessel engaged in fishing, other than trawling, shall exhibit:
(i) two all-round lights in a vertical line, the upper being red and the lower white, or a shape consisting of two cones with apexes together in a vertical line one above the other;
(ii) when there is outlying gear extending more than 150 meters horizontally from the vessel, an all-round white light or a cone apex upward in the direction of the gear; and
(iii) when making way through the water, in addition to the lights prescribed in this paragraph, sidelights and a sternlight.
(d) The additional signals described in Annex II to these Rules apply to a vessel engaged in fishing in close proximity to other vessels engaged in fishing.
(e) A vessel when not engaged in fishing shall not exhibit the lights or shapes prescribed in this Rule, but only those prescribed for a vessel of her length.

[@yucelbegel18]

I love this teacher explain things very simple way

[@uscaptainstraining]

Thanks!

[@mikes2294]

This instructor is outstanding !

[@SevenRavens007]

These are SO useful and really helped me with my skippers stuff

[@capbubba]

Great videos, thanks for sharing your classroom.

[@mykeythefishamador2213]

Thank you man

[@dmnirosh2]

awesome this is really helpful thanks

[@kashif.ocean17]

very useful many of my doubt got cleared

[@uscaptainstraining]

+Mohammad Kashif Kamran Thanks, this is actually one of my most favorite video because this topic confuses a lot of people and you can hear the student in class have a breakthrough and begin to understand Rule 26.

[@kashif.ocean17]

+US Captains Training I liked all the lectures uploaded by you.

[@RakeshKumar-xb6sn]

Nice instructor...

[@mdkhalidhossain3562]

dear sir would you like to make some video about annex
i think it will be help for us

[@purepechatarasco]

Able seaman !

[@MrReze123]

I don't get it Sir, how can you be MAKING WAY(point A to point B, under some form of propulsion) when your vessel is NOT UNDER COMMAND(under exceptional circumstances, i.e. loss of engine)?
BTW, great videos sir. You cleared colregs to me. God bless and more power.

[@harris7paul]

Super late reply to your question. But you can be NUC and still have engines. For example if you had a loss of steering (rudder jammed/two-blocked) you may still be able to change RPM’s to speed up or slow down. However, you will have no directional control at all.

[@liakosliakos348]

I was coming through the Cap Cod Canal in December and heard on the radio a CG cutter was going red over red due to a shaft seal leak forcing them to come into port with only 1 engine.