Day Shape - Cylinder Collapsible Cloth 0.6 x 1.2 m

Day Shape - Cylinder Collapsible Cloth 0.6 x 1.2 m (24" x 47") SA-Cylinder+20

Suitable for vessels 20 metres or longer in length.

For use under Transport Canada's International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 with Canadian modifications, for Rule 28 Vessels Constrained by their Draught:

Rule 28 Vessels Constrained by their Draught - International

(a) A vessel constrained by her draught may, in addition to the lights prescribed for power-driven vessels in Rule 23, exhibit where they can best be seen three all-round red lights in a vertical line, or a cylinder.

Vessels Constrained by their Draught - Canadian Modification

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), in the Canadian waters of a roadstead, harbour, river, lake or inland waterway, no vessel shall exhibit three all-round red lights in a vertical line or a cylinder.

_{NOTE: A roadstead is a sheltered stretch of water near the shore in which ships can ride at anchor.}

Specifications of Shapes;

• (a) Shapes shall be black and of the following sizes:
  • (i) a ball shall have a diameter of not less than 0.6 metre,
  • (ii) a cone shall have a base diameter of not less than 0.6 metre and a height equal to its diameter,
  • (iii) a cylinder shall have a diameter of at least 0.6 metre and a height of twice its diameter,
  • (iv) a diamond shape shall consist of two cones as defined in subparagraph (ii) above having a common base.

• (b) The vertical distance between shapes shall be at least 1.5 metres.
• (c) In a vessel of less than 20 metres in length shapes of lesser dimensions but commensurate with the size of the vessel may be used and the distance apart may be correspondingly reduced.