No

That may be true but it depends on the situation

If I was on a mooring in the probable path of other boats at night I would be tempted to leave something on

Regards Don

I always show a anchor light on anchor or on a mooring! Have you ever entered a river/harbour in the dark with yacht on moorings without lights? scary!

there must be a lot of good battery's out there!!

if every yacht on a mooring is running an anchor light every night .... or 24 /7 .....or using lumatrolls

So who displays an anchor ball during the day? What about inverted cone when motor sailing?

FreeRadical said..
So who displays an anchor ball during the day? What about inverted cone when motor sailing?

I don't do either

Regards Don

Wander66 said..
In Qld you must display an all round light when anchored or moored. www.msq.qld.gov.au/Safety/Navigation-lights

Different rule in Tassie for moored boats www.mast.tas.gov.au/moorings/mooring-rules/ see number 14

Regards Don

Wander66 said..
In Qld you must display an all round light when anchored or moored. www.msq.qld.gov.au/Safety/Navigation-lights

I have read this item a few times now, plus the relevant one for NSW and can't find any reference to displaying an anchor light when on a mooring. Am I missing something very obvious to everyone else? Or are we mixing commercial shipping in to the mix just to confuse the issue?

Boats moored or at anchor
All boats at anchor must show an all-round white light.

When l am sailing in Qld. I never see moored boats displaying anchor lights. Ever.
Neither l've seen them in NSW.

Commercial shipping is under different regulation alltogether. Someone read something one did not know nothing about and we are suffering for it?

I am moored near a boat ramp and have trailer boats coming and going so i have a bow and stern solar garden light with upgraded batteries they last nearly all night

Someone told me the logic is that moorings are charted therefore boats on those moorings dont need to display lights because approaching boats should be aware of the moorings, whereas a boat at anchor isnt on a chart and should display lights. Im with Donk on this one. Ultimately we dont want anyone to prang into our boat especially while sleeping. I leave our deck lights on while anchored as well as the anchor light.

Regardless of the regs ...if you are attached to a public courtesy buoy or anchored in an area where commercial vessels operate at night not such a bad idea to have some form of illumination.....issue i deal with almost every day /night.. made a bit more complex by virtue of the fact the town lights are facing straight down the last leg of the river adjacent to the courtesy buoys ...near on impossible to spot a vessel without light.....(ie the fisherman in tinnies who don't want to scare the fish ....) or even large sailing vessels .....just throwing it out there ....!... don't get me started on the night kayak fishers/paddlers without lights !!!

BJRobinson said..
Lake Macquarie maritime says a definite yes to anchor lights on a courtesy mooring.

Who is Lake Macquarie maritime? Is that the RMS Boating Service Officer?

The maritime officer that took me out to choose my mooring last December gave me his card. He said to contact him if i had any questions. I texted him today asking the question. He came back with the answer of yes.

In the meantime I called RMS on 13 12 56 and they put me through to a few people. The final bloke I spoke to, who understood what i was talking about, told me you needed an anchor light while on a courtesy mooring. I don't know what his position was.

So 2 officials said yes you need the light.

Donk107 said..

BJRobinson said..
The maritime officer that took me out to choose my mooring last December gave me his card. He said to contact him if i had any questions. I texted him today asking the question. He came back with the answer of yes.

In the meantime I called RMS on 13 12 56 and they put me through to a few people. The final bloke I spoke to, who understood what i was talking about, told me you needed an anchor light while on a courtesy mooring. I don't know what his position was.

So 2 officials said yes you need the light.

Hi BJ

Did you ask them if the rule is different for private moorings because this is what the NSW Boating Handbook says

MOORING AREAS On many waterways in NSW, areas are set aside for the mooring of vessels. These vessels are not required to be lit at night and the masters of other vessels must be aware of the location of such moorings. Check local maps or charts, or contact your local Roads and Maritime centre for details of mooring areas.

Regards Don

That is my interpretation. I wouldn't have a light on when moored, EXCEPT, if I thought the position I was moored presented a danger that a light would help with.
Consistent application of the rules is important to avoid confusion and misinterpretation of the situation. Only go outside the rules after careful consideration of what and why you are doing so.