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Vessels propelled in whole or in part by machinery shall exhibit the following:

A. If less than 26 feet in length, a white light aft to show all around the horizon and a combined lantern in the forepart of the boat and lower than the white light aft showing green to starboard and red to port so fixed as to throw the light from dead ahead to two points abaft the beam on their respective sides;

B. If 26 feet in length or over but not more than 65 feet in length, a bright white light in the forepart of the vessel as near the bow as practicable, so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 20 points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light 10 points on each side of the vessel; namely, from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on either side; and a bright white light aft to show all around the horizon and higher than the white light forward; and on the starboard side, a green light so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 10 points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on the starboard side. On the port side, a red light so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 10 points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on the port side; the said side lights shall be fitted with inboard screens of sufficient height so set as to prevent these lights from being seen across the bow;

C. If over 65 feet in length, in the forepart of the boat a white light so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 20 points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from dead ahead to two points abaft the beam on either side and of such a character to be visible at a distance of at least five miles; and a second white light at an elevation at least 15 feet above the white light forward, so constructed as to show all around the horizon. The two white lights provided by this subsection shall be placed in lines with the keel. On the starboard side, a green light so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 10 points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on the starboard side, and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least two miles. On the port side, a red light so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 10 points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on the port side, and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least two miles. The said green and red side lights shall be fitted with inboard screens projecting at least three feet forward from the light, so as to prevent these lights from being seen across the bow. [Ord. 8655 § 3(F), 1978].