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| BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND A vessel engaged in mine clearance operations shows special identity lights. Which is a requirement of these lights? |
| A) in addition to the lights required for a power-driven vessel |
| B) they indicate that other vessels should not approach closer than 500 meters on either side of the vessel |
| C) to be green and show through an arc of the horizon of 225° |
| D) All of the above |
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| anturov - 2025-08-31 08:31:09 Registered (139) |
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| fbpdplt - 2024-02-18 15:00:38 Member (11) |
| It is CG trickery ......They get you with the last one "green thru an arc of 225 degrees . ...The green lights must be ALL -ROUND lights |
| kevin.burkard - 2020-01-24 14:22:29 Expired Member (4) |
| Classic CG trickery..... they're not asking what the specialty lights are, they're asking what is a requirement of those lights, which would be that the special identity lights are IN ADDITION to the power driven vessel lights. |
| Corralgang - 2018-09-26 20:38:23 Member (25) |
| The answer can not be all of the above, Answer B. Says 500 meters (wrong) it should say 1000 meters which is in rule 27f. The question is asking about the identity lights which would be the 3 Green lights. Correct me if I’m wrong. |
| JayhawkNavy02 - 2018-09-04 15:56:36 Member (72) |
| Rule 27(f) |
| Stay36 - 2017-11-15 05:58:21 Member (8) |
| i believe in this case the special identity lights they're referring to are the 3 green lights in the cross. |
| aromaz55 - 2017-11-14 00:39:06 Member (3) |
| Shouldn't this answer be three green in a cross? |