Rule 29: Pilot vessels

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  1. A vessel engaged on pilotage duty shall exhibit:
    1. at or near the masthead, two all-round lights in a vertical line, the upper being white and the lower red;
    2. when underway, in addition, sidelights and a sternlight;
    3. when at anchor, in addition to the lights prescribed in sub-paragraph (i), the light, lights or shape prescribed in Rule 30 for vessels at anchor.
  2. A pilot vessel when not engaged on pilotage duty shall exhibit the lights or shapes prescribed for a similar vessel of her length.
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