No. 4 Day shapes: pocket card

By day a vessel shows one black ball forward. What is she doing?

At anchor

Inland Navigation Rules 30(a)(i), (e) and (g) (33 CFR 83.30)

Two black balls in a vertical line. What does it mean?

Not under command

Inland Navigation Rules 27(a)(ii) (33 CFR 83.27)

Ball, diamond, ball in a vertical line. What does it mean?

Restricted in her ability to maneuver

Inland Navigation Rules 27(b)(ii) (33 CFR 83.27)

Three black balls in a vertical line. What does it mean?

Aground

Inland Navigation Rules 30(d) and (f) (33 CFR 83.30)

A sailboat with her sails up shows one cone, point DOWN, forward. What does it mean?

She is sailing and also using her engine, so she counts as power-driven

Inland Navigation Rules 25(e) (33 CFR 83.25)

Two cones with their points together, one above the other. What does it mean?

A vessel engaged in fishing (trawling or other fishing)

Inland Navigation Rules 26(b)(i) and (c)(i) (33 CFR 83.26)

A tug and the vessel she tows each show one black diamond. What does it tell you?

The tow is longer than 200 m

Inland Navigation Rules 24(a)(v) and 24(e)(iii) (33 CFR 83.24)

A dredge shows ball-diamond-ball, with two balls on her LEFT side and two diamonds on her RIGHT side (as you see her). Which side do you pass?

The side with the two diamonds

Inland Navigation Rules 27(d)(i)-(ii) (33 CFR 83.27)

A fishing vessel shows two cones points together, plus one cone point UP, off to one side. What does the single cone mean?

Her fishing gear reaches out more than 150 m in that direction: keep clear of that side

Inland Navigation Rules 26(c)(ii) (33 CFR 83.26)