Nav Lights Cheat Sheet

[SVNeko]

Anyone have a single page list/diagram of common COLREGS nav lights requirements. Its not for the user's vessel, but to identify lights shown by ships at sea. This is to have handy for watch standers to identify ships. It would be best as a PDF since images lifted from the internet tend to get blurry when printed.
Thx

[Stu Jackson]

BoatSafe.com - Boating Safety, Boating Courses, Boating Articles has a few pages of lights

[monte]

some cool ipod apps as well for that

[David M]

Would something like this work? As an added bonus, it won't short out if it gets wet nor will the batteries ever die.



Cockpit Cards Yachting & Navigation quick reference - Cockpit Cards etc.

[SVNeko]

Originally Posted by David M

Would something like this work?

Yea, that's the ticket!
Thanks

Edit: Except, can't find them in the U.S.

[hellosailor]

You may not find pre-laminated cards in the US, but you can find the illustrations all over the place. Print 'em out as you prefer and then buy cold laminate sheets at any office supply store, or pay to have them laminated.

[Bash]

Davis Instruments makes a "Quick Reference Card" that does what you want.

DAVIS INSTRUMENTS Quick Reference Cards at West Marine

[S/V Alchemy]

I recently received this book for review: http://www.amazon.ca/Lights-Shapes-S.../dp/0870336282


It's spiral-bound, relatively compact and certainly is comprehensive for U.S. waters.

[Octopussy]

There is a cool product that I've seen from Weems and Plath called "ROAD rule." They are slide rules that you can use to line up the lights you see... and then it tells you what it is. Someone showed one to me at a sailing talk we were attending... though they were cool.


I haven't used them (I had Rules of the Road beaten into my head for 4 years at the Naval Academy, plus several years in the Navy... hubbie and I were making a joke this AM about one "prolonged blast" )


Anyway, here is a link I found to point you in the right direction!

Amazon.com: Weems & Plath Marine Navigation ROADrule Marine Navigation Aids, Rules of the Road and Light Characteristics (IALA, International Waters): Sports & Outdoors


Cheers,
S/V Octopussy

[SVNeko]

Originally Posted by hellosailor

You may not find pre-laminated cards in the US, but you can find the illustrations all over the place. Print 'em out as you prefer and then buy cold laminate sheets at any office supply store, or pay to have them laminated.

I tried to cover this in the OP. When I print the ones I find large enough to be useful, they come out too blurry. That is why I am looking for a PDF.

[jeremiason]

How about this from the State of Alaska Boating Department....

It is a little more than lights, but it is in PDF

http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/boating/...kreference.pdf

[GordMay]

Davis Quick Reference Cards ➥ Davis | Marine

[jackdale]

I would rather not be looking up the rules. That means turning on a white light to read the flash card - not good.

If you are out at night you should know what the lights mean. There are memory aids, such as red over red, captain is dead (NUC); red over white (fishing at night); white over red (pilot ahead). The best advise - if it it looks like a Christmas tree, keep clear.

[svmariane]

Originally Posted by jackdale

I would rather not be looking up the rules. That means turning on a white light to read the flash card - not good.

If you are out at night you should know what the lights mean. There are memory aids, such as red over red, captain is dead (NUC); red over white (fishing at night); white over red (pilot ahead). The best advise - if it it looks like a Christmas tree, keep clear.

[Seaworthy Lass]

Originally Posted by jackdale

The best advise - if it it looks like a Christmas tree, keep clear.

Love it! +1