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The international colregs only address waters that are
beyond the demark line, beyond harbors and rivers. We
in the US have different rules once in local waters.
The Colregs state that local laws and rules take
precentes over the international rules. For example,
Inland rules covering the VTS systen in here in the NW
"shiping lanes" can negate all of the rules. the
inland rules above the Huey P Long bridge on the
western rivers shall show different lights than below
the bridge ect. Local laws once past the demark line
can and will take over. The inland Rules in the US
verses the international are very close, ie:
Internationl there is " no vessel constraned by
draft" Inland rules there is such a thing as a vessel
constraned by draft". But that is a United Sates rule.
If a country wants to have red anchor lights that are
on masts over X feet tall, the country can require
them. It's your skippers responseability to know the
local rules and try to abide by them. In oter words
if the country your visiting, requires you to put
three purple lights on your mast while anchored, you
must do it.
I have googled for local maritime laws it that area,
and was not able to come up with anything useful,
maybe other members of this group can do better.
Just my 2 cents
Pete
50 ton masters, assisted towing, and sail endorsments.
S/V Murphys Lawyer
Baba 40 #6
--- Ken James <> wrote:
> COLREGS do apply to inland waters as well as
> international, as they have
> a section of the rules devoted to them, these rules
> are known as the
> inland rules. It is true that the international
> COLREGS apply outside
> the lines but that does not mean that as amended for
> inland use do not
> also apply inside.
>
> Red anchor lights appear nowhere in them. As I
> mentioned before, when I
> was in the USN, I seem to recall that we did show a
> red light at mast
> top, for aircraft I think it was. Of course, even a
> Destroyer has a
> taller height than almost any sailboat mast. But.
> Maybe it is just a
> fad,all round just as blue lights were a couple of
> decades ago. -Ken
>
>
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