White Light Aft

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Sec. 11. Motorboats and auxiliary sailboats must be equipped with at least one (1) white light aft, casting a light visible three hundred sixty degrees (360°) for a distance of at least two (2) miles, under the following conditions:

(1) Except as provided in section 13 of this chapter, motorboats and auxiliary sailboats, whether under power and sail or power alone, must display one (1) of the following:

(A) An all-round white light aft.

(B) A combination of one (1) stern light visible through an arc of twelve (12) points or one hundred thirty-five degrees (135°) to the stern and at least one (1) masthead light visible twenty (20) points or two hundred twenty-five degrees (225°) so as to complete the white light arc over the horizon.

(2) Sailboats more than twenty-two (22) feet in length and operating under sail alone must display one (1) of the following:

(A) An all-round white light aft visible three hundred sixty degrees (360°).

(B) A white stern light visible through an arc of twelve (12) points or one hundred thirty-five degrees (135°) to the stern.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-12.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.


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