TMI Ch2-2 Navigation Lights

Navigation Lights ½
• International Regulations for Preventing Collisions

at sea (COLREGs), 1972, concerning the
requirements on the use of Navigation Lights.
• The purpose of Navigation Lights is to identify
ships and to notify their intentions at sea and
that the purpose of Navigation Light Controllers is
to provide means of control and monitoring of
the status of navigation lights onboard the vessel
to the Officer of the Watch (OOW)
Navigation Lights 2/2
• The number, position, location, shapes, color
specifications, the intensity of light, visible
range and sector of visibility of
Navigational lights aboard ships are prescribed
by the International Maritime Organization
(IMO) in their “International Regulations for
Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972”
Navigation lights requirement ½
• Five specially designed navigation running lights

referred to as Foremast, Mainmast (or Aft mast),
Port, Starboard, and Stern.
• Two anchor lights, fitted forward and aft.
• The Sidelights are RED for PORT and GREEN for
STARBOARD while the other lights are white.
• The typical power rating of 65 W but 60 W and 40
W ratings are also permitted in some cases.
• Two lamps and lamp holders within a special dual
fitting.
Navigation lights requirement 2/2
• Each light is separately supplied, switched, fused and monitored
from a Navigation lights Panel in the wheelhouse.
• The electric power is provided usually Navigational lights panel
at 220 V a.c. with the main supply fed from the essential services
section of the main switchboard and an alternative standby power
supply is fed from the emergency switchboard.
• A changeover switch on the Navigation lights Panel selects the main
or standby power supply.
• The Navigation lights Panel has indicator lamps and an audible
alarm to warn of any lamp or lamp-circuit failure.
• Each lamp circuit has an alarm relay which monitors the lamp
circuit.
• The relay may be electromagnetic or electronic.
• The resistor across each indication lamp serves two purpose :
1) Limit the current to indication lamp . 2) To provide the parallel
current path to the lamp circuit in case a indication lamp failure.
Signal lights with red, green, white and blue colors are
arranged on the signal mast.
• These lights are switched to give particular
combinations to signal states relating to various
international and national regulations. Piolatage
requirements, health, dangerous cargo
conditions, etc., are signaled with these lights.
• White Morse Code, Flashing lights may also be
fitted on the signal mast.
• The NUC (Not under Command) state is two all-
round red lights vertically mounted at least 2 m
apart. Such important lights are fed from the 24V
d.c. emergency supply.
Light type
• Vessel 50m or more in length
• Masthead : 6 miles
• Sidelight : 3 miles
• Sternlight : 3 miles
Light type
• Vessel between 12-50m in length
Light type
• Vessels less than 12m in length
Navigational lights technical details
• Sidelights are red (port) and green (starboard) and shine

from dead ahead to 112.5° aft on either side.
• Stern lights are white and shine aft and 67.5° forward on
each side. (Thus, the sidelights and stern light create a full
circle of light.)
• All-round lights are white and shine through 360°.
• Masthead lights are white and shine from 112.5° on the
port side through dead ahead to 112.5° on the starboard
side. They must be above the sidelights.
• The construction of lights and shapes and the installation of
the light on board the vessel shall be to the satisfaction of
the appropriate authority of the state whose flag the vessel
is entitled to fly.
Safeties during bulb changing on the
Mainmast / Navigation lights
• Electrical work permit & Working Aloft permit should
be made.
• Risk Assessment and Toolbox meeting should be done.
• The concerned circuit should be properly isolated.
• Whether should be calm.
• Should don proper PPE (personal protective
equipment) including safety harness.
• Stand-by person.
• Radar and Air horn should be off.
• Put lock-out & Tag, Inform OOW (Officer on watch)
• Put notice “men at work”.

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Navigation Lights ½

• International Regulations for Preventing Collisions

• Five specially designed navigation running lights

• Sidelights are red (port) and green (starboard) and shine

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