Sail Skills - ColRegs Free Guide to ColRegs (the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, the IRPCS or Collision Regs). Guidance covers all aspects with animations, pictures and diagrams. Aimed at small vessel users but suitable for professional mariners. Especially recommended for RYA examination candidates.
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ColRegs Home>ColRegs>Lights & Shapes>Fishing>Fishing Other Than Trawling Rule 26 Fishing Other Than Trawling All vessels engaged in fishing display the same signal: two cones in a vertical line point together A vessel fishing other than trawling (shows correct signal for vessel engaged in fishing) A vessel engaged in fishing other than trawling shall exhibit two all-round lights in a vertical line, the: upper red lower white It’s not always possible to get the shapes exactly vertical! A vessel engaged in fishing other than trawling showing signal and all-round lights (not making way) back to top and when gear extends more than 150m horizontally: cone point upward an all-round white light in the direction of the gear A vessel engaged in fishing other than trawling showing signal and all-round lights (not making way) with signal and light for outlying gear and when making way: sidelights sternlight A vessel engaged in fishing other than trawling - making way -showing signal, all-round lights and sidelight The vessel here is making way. In pictures: 1-6 gear does not extend more than 150m 7-12 gear extends in differing directions from the vessel: (but unlike a vessel engaged in trawling, never exhibits a masthead light) Fish in proximity - purse seining Vessels in proximity engaged in purse seining Fish in proximity - trawling Vessels in proximity engaged in trawling Fishing other than trawling A vessel engaged in fishing "other than trawling" Trawling A vessel engaged in trawling
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