🔍 Key Concepts

• INLAND ONLY light configurations for towing and pushing • Meaning of yellow towing lights in a vertical line at night • Differences between pushing ahead, towing alongside, and other special operations

💭 Think About

• Think about which type of vessel or operation commonly uses yellow lights instead of white, red, or green at night • Ask yourself: in the Inland Rules, what vertical yellow light pattern is associated with towing configurations? • Consider whether an opening in a pipeline, a broken-down vessel, or a fishing vessel would normally be marked by yellow vertical lights

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify in the Inland Navigation Rules which light configuration is used for a vessel pushing ahead or towing alongside at night • Confirm that yellow lights in a vertical line are associated with a specific type of towing, not with disabilities or fishing • Make sure you are not confusing stern towing lights (astern tow) with the lights required for pushes ahead