36
Signals to Attract Attention
If necessary to attract attention, a vessel may make light or sound signals that cannot be mistaken for any prescribed signal.
Rule 36 allows any vessel to make light or sound signals to attract the attention of another vessel, provided such signals cannot be mistaken for any signal authorized elsewhere in these Rules, or for any aid to navigation.
Key Takeaways
1
Any signal may be used to attract attention
2
Must not be mistakable for a prescribed signal or navigation aid
3
Searchlights may be directed towards a danger
Common Mistakes
Using signals that could be confused with distress signals
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