§ 285 Steam Vessel Light Exemptions

• •If another law tells you how to use lights on a steam boat, ignore this article’s rules.
• •If steam boat pilots hear each other’s whistles, they follow the special pilot rules, not this article.
• •This article only applies when none of those other specific rules are in place.

Two steamboats are coming toward each other on a river and the pilots hear each other’s steam whistles.

Because the pilots can hear the whistles, they must follow the special pilot‑government rules for steam vessels, not the rules in this article.