2004 U.S. Code
Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 34 - INLAND NAVIGATIONAL RULES
SUBCHAPTER I - RULES
Part C - Lights and Shapes
Sec. 2020 - Application (Rule 20)
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2000 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER 34 - INLAND NAVIGATIONAL RULES SUBCHAPTER I - RULES Part C - Lights and Shapes Sec. 2020 - Application (Rule 20) |
| Contains | section 2020 |
| Date | 2004 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2005 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 96-591, §2, Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3423. |
| Statutes at Large References | 94 Stat. 3423 118 Stat. 1042 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 96-591, Public Law 108-293 |
§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 lightsThe 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 circumstancesThe 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 dayThe Rules concerning shapes shall be complied with by day.
(e) AnnexThe 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 SectionPub. L. 108–293, title III, §303(a), (c), Aug. 9, 2004, 118 Stat. 1042, provided that this section is repealed effective on the effective date of final regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating under section 2071 of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 TextRules 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.
CodificationSection was enacted as part of section 2 of Pub. L. 96–591 which enacted the Inland Navigational Rules which comprise this subchapter.
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