Greetings fellow mariners, this question came from a night passage and the inevitable what is it conversation. 

When approaching a vessel from the stern at night, you can only see a single white light. What else could you be looking at?  What IRPCS rules apply to each. 

Try your best to write something down without looking it up first.

My thoughts next week

 
 

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