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Product Name: Day Signals Shapes IMPA 370581 - 85



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Product Inspection Standard: Requirements of the ZC Regulations for the statutory surveys of ships and offshore installations and International Marine Anti-collision Regulation(1972),1996 Amendments to the SOLAS1974.

Available in Cloth or Net type.


Day shapes are mast head signals visually indicating the status of a vessel to other vessels on navigable waters during daylight hours whether making-way, anchored, or aground. These signals consist of a set of simple geometric shapes: ball, cylinder, cone, and diamond that are displayed, hung from a mast, in a prescribed manner to indicate a vessel's operational status; some of these signals maybe somewhat involved.[1] The meanings of the shapes are defined by the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (ColRegs).


Day shapes from COLREG
Day shapes are black in color and their sizes are determined by the ColRegs, for instance the size of the ball is not less than 0.6 meter diameter. The vertical distance between shapes is at least 1.5 meters. Vessels of less than 20 meters length may use shapes of smaller size commensurate with the size of the vessel.[2] Day shapes of standard and reduced sizes are both commercially available. Day shapes are commonly constructed from a light weight frame covered with fabric and are designed to be collapsible for ease of storage.

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