rule 29 - pilot vessels

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Rule 29 - Pilot vessels

(a) A vessel engaged on pilotage duty shall exhibit:

(i) at or near the masthead, two all-round lights in a vertical line, the

upper being white and the lower red;

(ii) when underway, in addition, sidelights and a sternlight;

(iii) when at anchor, in addition to the lights prescribed in sub-paragraph(i), the light, lights or shape prescribed in Rule 30 for vessels at

anchor.

(b) A pilot vessel when not engaged on pilotage duty shall exhibit the lights or

shapes prescribed for a similar vessel of her length.

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Rule 29 - Pilot vesselsPilot vessels Rule 29

A pilot vessel is a vessel having pilots on board and cruising in a

fixed area at sea in order to provide passing vessels with a pilot.

This area is called a pilot station and is indicated on most charts

by the symbol or !PIL STA 2


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Pilot stations are often located ashore. The pilot is then taken to the

vessel by a small pilot boat linking the pilot station with the roadstead 3


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A pilot vessel shall exhibit

Underway A white all round light above a red all-round light

(pilot lights) in a vertical line

Sidelights

A sternlight

Not underway Only a white all round light above a red all-round light

(pilot lights) in a vertical line

Pilot vessels Rule 29

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A pilot vessel at anchor shall exhibit

AT NIGHT

An all round white light above an all-round redlight (pilot lights) in a vertical line

One or two anchor lights

BY DAY

An anchor ball



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Rule 29 (a) (i) and (ii)

Pilot vessel

Underway

Starboard side view



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Rule 29 (a) (i) and (ii)

Pilot vessel

Underway

Stern view



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The pilot is boarded from the pilot vessel

and brought aboard with a small pilot boat

All-round lights

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A small pilot boat drops the pilot on board

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The pilot is boarded from the shore pilot station

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The Rules do not prescribe daymarks for pilot

vessels. They ar however often identified by means

of the word PILOT painted on their hull and with the

code flag H

Code flag H

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The pilot boards the vessel

A pilot is usually an experienced marine officer well acquainted with

shallows and dangers in channels, rivers and harbours and who is

entrusted with the safe conduct of the vessel. He is also well acquainted

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Pilots are more and more boarded by means of an helicopter 14

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!A pilot vessel engaged on pilotage duty but notunderway must, according to Rule 3 (i), be at anchor,

made fast to the shore or aground. She may then not

exhibit the sidelights or combined lantern and the

sternlight.

! When at anchor she shall exhibit the pilot lights and theanchor light(s) or anchor ball.

!When she is made fast to the shore she must onlyexhibit the pilot lights (all-round white and red lights).

! It will be rare to find a pilot vessel aground.


Pilot vessels at anchor Rule 29 (a) (iii)

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Rule 29 (a) (iii)

Pilot vessel at anchor at night

More or less than 50 m



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Rule 29 (a) (iii)

Pilot vessel at anchor by day



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Pilot vessels made fast Rule 29 (a) (ii)

At night a pilot vessel made fast only shows her

pilot lights. By day no day marks are foreseen.

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Important remarks

In special circumstances a pilot vessel may guide a vessel

through a channel or to a harbour.

No distinction is made between a pilot vessel making way

through the water and one not making way through the

water

When not engaged in pilotage duty she shall exhibit thelights or shapes for a vessel of her length



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