§2020. Application (Rule 20)

(a) Compliance in all weathers

Rules in this Part shall be complied with in all weathers.

(b) Rules concerning lights complied with from sunset to sunrise; other lights

The Rules concerning lights shall be complied with from sunset to sunrise, and during such times no other lights shall be exhibited, except such lights as cannot be mistaken for the lights specified in these Rules or do not impair their visibility or distinctive character, or interfere with the keeping of a proper lookout.

(c) Lights during daylight hours in restricted visibility; other circumstances

The lights prescribed by these Rules shall, if carried, also be exhibited from sunrise to sunset in restricted visibility and may be exhibited in all other circumstances when it is deemed necessary.

(d) Rules concerning shapes; compliance by day

The Rules concerning shapes shall be complied with by day.

(e) Annex

The lights and shapes specified in these Rules shall comply with the provisions of Annex I of these Rules.

(Pub. L. 96–591, §2, Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3423.)

Repeal of Section

Pub. L. 108–293, title III, §303(a), (c), Aug. 9, 2004, 118 Stat. 1042, provided that this section is repealed effective on the effective date of final regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating under section 2071 of this title.

References in Text

Rules in this Part, referred to in par. (a), mean sections 2020 to 2031 of this title.

The Rules, referred to in pars. (b) and (d), and these Rules, referred to in pars. (c) and (e), respectively, are the Inland Navigational Rules which are classified to this subchapter.

Annex I of these Rules, referred to in par. (e), is to be established by the Secretary under section 2071 of this title.

Codification

Section was enacted as part of section 2 of Pub. L. 96–591 which enacted the Inland Navigational Rules which comprise this subchapter.