(a) Vessels of 20 metres or more in length when
engaged in trawling, whether using demersal or pelagic gear, shall
exhibit:
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(i) when shooting their nets:
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two white lights in a vertical line;
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(ii) when hauling their nets:
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one white light over one red light in a vertical line;
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(iii) when the net has come fast upon an obstruction:
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two red lights in a vertical line.
(b) Each vessel of 20 metres or more in length
engaged in pair trawling shall exhibit:
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(i) by night, a searchlight directed forward and
in the direction of the other vessel of the pair;
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(ii) when shooting or hauling their nets or when
the nets have come fast upon an obstruction, the lights prescribed
in 2(a) above.
(c) A vessel of less than 20 metres in length
engaged in trawling, whether using demersal or pelagic gear or engaged
in pair trawling, may exhibit the lights prescribed in paragraphs
(a) or (b) of this section, as appropriate.