🔍 Key Concepts

• Towing light and day signals versus pyrotechnic (flare) signals • Difference between distress signals and operational/towing signals • Traditional meaning of colored star signals in towing operations

💭 Think About

• Which of these options are commonly associated with distress or emergency, rather than routine towing communication? • When making a hawser fast, would you expect a distinctive multi-part signal or a simple, single event signal? • How might the color of the star (red vs. green vs. white) relate to general maritime meanings (danger, go ahead, or neutral)?

✅ Before You Answer

• Eliminate any option that is clearly a distress signal under the Navigation Rules or SOLAS. • Ask yourself which signal would logically be used to confirm a completed towing action rather than to attract help. • Consider standard meanings: red often implies danger or distress; green often implies proceed/safe passage; white is more neutral—how might that apply here?