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ColRegs Home>ColRegs>Lights & Shapes>Fishing>Trawling Rule 26 Fishing Trawling  All vessels engaged in fishing display the same signal:  two cones in a vertical line point together A vessel trawling (shows correct signal for vessel engaged in fishing) A vessel engaged in trawling shall exhibit two all-round lights in a vertical line, the:  upper green lower white It’s not always possible to get the shapes exactly vertical! A vessel engaged in trawling showing signal and all-round lights (not making way) back to top and  a masthead light higher than and abaft the all-round green light  A vessel under 50m need not exhibit the second masthead light but may do so (it is rare for a vessel under 50m to exhibit the masthead light) A vessel engaged in trawling showing signal, all-round lights and masthead light (not making way) and  when making way:  sidelights sternlight A vessel under 50m making way, engaged in trawling showing signal, all-round lights and sidelight Trawling is usually done by vessels making way.  The vessels here are all making way: It’s worth noting that the gear of trawlers extends astern towards the net which is dragged along the sea bottom 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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