• A vessel that is drifting can be considered a vessel under way.
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Comrade Medvedev examines a vessel moored to another vessel moored or anchored. Naturally, such a vessel cannot be considered "on the move."

Comrade. Mikulinsky is considering the option when the towing vessel has applied a tow rope to the vessel to be towed. At the same time, the tugboat, having a fixed tow rope, can work with the machine and maneuver until the towed vessel gives up the mooring lines or chooses an anchor. In this case, such a towing vessel should be considered "under way".

Continuing to review the comments to rule 1, paragraph "b", T. Voychunas writes: "in T. Mikulinsky on page 29 says: "Sometimes, during a strong current or wind, a vessel with an anchor cast off or anchored to a barrel, but with significant drift, can be considered a vessel under way." A new and completely incomprehensible definition. An example is given in T. Kuznetsov's comments on page 21, which states that a vessel that is anchored during a storm, drifting through a shoal, touches the ground with its keel, cannot be considered a vessel "on the move". And in the same place on page 29: "A ship at anchor, when it drifts, has no right to consider itself as a vessel deprived of the ability to steer."

T. Medvedev has it written on pages 35-36: "It is assumed that a vessel at anchor does not move, although its position may change under the influence of wind, current or surf, nevertheless, each vessel is considered to be "at anchor" and not "on the move."

Even if we consider T. Mikulinsky's definition to be correct, which is difficult to agree with, then another question arises: "What kind of drift is considered significant? How fast should a vessel that is on a barrel or anchor drift in order to be considered a vessel "on the move" in this position?

Comrade Medvedev, in his comments on pp. 35-36, considers the change in the position of a ship at anchor under the influence of external forces. At the same time, as follows from the quoted text, it means that the anchor holds.

As for the position of the vessel, the anchor of which is creeping and the vessel is drifting, then, indeed, there is ambiguity in this matter, etc. Voicunas comments tt. Mikulinsky and Kuznetsov cannot be considered correct.

Within the meaning of the PPSS, the most appropriate position for such a situation would be the position of a vessel without the ability to steer, according to which such a vessel would need to show the signal established by rule 4 of the PPSS.

Comrade Voychunas rightly notes the existence of a different and incorrect interpretation of rule 3 (paragraph "a") of the PPCC in the comments of tt. Medvedev and Kuznetsov.

The correct interpretation of the rule on the number of lights for a tugboat is given in the comments of T. Mikulinsky.

What kind of lights should a towing sailing vessel carry?

"This question," writes T. Wojciunas is not mentioned in any source, although such a case can often occur in practice."

The PPSS does not provide any special lights for a sailing towing vessel.

What lights should be carried by the towing and towed vessels at sea if the towing vessel is deprived of the possibility of free control?

"This is a question that often arises among boatmasters," writes T. Wojciunas. — However, almost no one comments on it. Only T. Mikulinsky on page 31 can read the following: "it will correspond to the meaning of the "rules" when a signal consisting of two vertically positioned red lights is raised on such a vessel. And to indicate the presence of vessels in tow, the lights provided for in rule 3 (a) will be left on it, i.e. two or three white vertically positioned lights or signs prescribed in Rule 4 for vessels unable to steer. It does not apply to towed vessels."

Within the meaning of rule 4, paragraph "a", two red lights are raised instead of the lights provided for in rule 2, and two or three white tow lights are also raised instead of masthead lights, according to the same rule 2. Therefore, the simultaneous raising of tow and emergency lights is to some extent contrary to rule 4, paragraph "a".

But even if we consider this definition to be correct, although it requires a more detailed explanation, the full answer to this question is still not given, since it is unclear which lights should be carried by the same vessels if the tugboat does not have a course.

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