🔍 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.