INLAND ONLY Which of the following is true...

🔍 Key Concepts

• Inland Rules definition of a “special flashing light” (check the exact wording in the Inland Navigation Rules, Rule 3 and related provisions) • Where the light is placed on the vessel when towing ahead or alongside • Required color and arc of visibility (minimum and maximum degrees) for a special flashing light

💭 Think About

• Look up the formal Inland definition of a special flashing light and write down its listed characteristics (color, location, arc). Then compare each choice A, B, and C against that list. • Ask yourself: Does the rule specify that the light must be as far forward as possible, or does it use different placement wording (e.g., fore‑and‑aft centerline)? • For the arc of visibility, check whether the rule gives a range (minimum and maximum degrees). Then see if any option incorrectly narrows or misstates that range.

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify the color specified in the Inland definition for a special flashing light. • Verify the arc of the horizon it must show over (note both the minimum and maximum degrees). • Verify the exact wording about where on the vessel the light must be located, and see whether "as far forward as possible" is precisely what the rule says or not.

INLAND ONLY Which of the following is true regarding a "special flashing light"?

It must be placed as far forward as possible.

It must be yellow in color.

It must not show through an arc of more than 225°.

All of the above

🔍 Key Concepts

💭 Think About

✅ Before You Answer