RULES 24-25

• Power-driven vessel when towing

  1. Exhibit two masthead lights in vertical line (for ≤200m length of tow)

  2. Exhibit three masthead lights in vertical line (for >200m length of tow)

  3. Exhibit sidelights

  4. Exhibit a sternlight

  5. Exhibit a towing light in a vertical line above the sternlight

  6. Exhibit a diamond shape where it can best be seen (when length of tow exceeds 200m)
• Length of tow


  The length between the stern of the towing vessel and the stern of the vessel being towed
• Pushing vessel and vessel being pushed ahead rigidly connected in a composite unit


  1. Regarded as a power-driven vessel

  2. Exhibit a masthead light forward

  3. Exhibit a second masthead light abaft of and higher than the forward one (for ≥50m length)

  4. Exhibit sidelights

  5. Exhibit a sternlight
• Power-driven vessel when pushing ahead or towing alongside, except in the case of a composite unit

  1. Exhibit two masthead lights in a vertical line

  2. Exhibit sidelights

  3. Exhibit a sternlight
• Vessel or object being towed, other than those mentioned in paragraph (g)

  1. Exhibit sidelights

  2. Exhibit a sternlight

  3. Exhibit a diamond shape where it can best be seen (where the length of the tow exceeds 200m)
• Vessels being towed alongside or pushed in a group


  Lighted as one vessel
• Vessel being pushed ahead, not being part of a composite unit

  Exhibit sidelights at the forward end
• Vessel being towed alongside

  1. Exhibit a sternlight

  2. Exhibit sidelights at the forward end
• Inconspicuous, partly submerged vessel or object, or combination of such vessels or objects being towed

  1. If less than 25m in breadth, exhibit one all-round white light at or near the forward end and one at the after end (except dracones need not exhibit a light at or near the forward end)

  2. If 25m or more in breadth, exhibit two additional all-round white lights at or near the extremities of its breadth

  3. If exceeding 100m in length, exhibit additional all-round lights between the lights prescribed so that the distance between the lights shall not exceed 100m

  4. Exhibit a diamond shape at or near the aftermost extremity of the last vessel or object being towed and if the length of the tow exceeds 200m an additional diamond shape where it can best be seen and located as far forward as is practicable
• Where from any sufficient cause it is impracticable for a vessel or object being towed to exhibit the lights or shapes prescribed, all possible measures shall be taken to light the vessel or object towed or at least to indicate the presence of such vessel or object
• Where from any sufficient cause it is impracticable for a vessel not normally engaged in towing operation to display the lights prescribed, such vessel shall not be required to exhibit those lights when engaged in towing another vessel in distress or otherwise in need of assistance. All possible measures shall be taken to indicate the nature of the relationship between the towing vessel and the vessel being towed as authorized by Rule 36 in particular to illuminate the towline
• Sailing vessel underway


  1. Exhibit sidelights

  2. Exhibit a sternlight
• Sailing vessel of less than 20m in length


  The lights prescribed may be combined in one lantern carried at or near the top of the mast where it can best be seen
• Sailing vessel underway


  May, in addition to the lights prescribed, exhibit at or near the top of the mast, where they can best be seen, two all-round lights in a vertical line, the upper being red and the lower green, but these lights shall not be exhibited in conjunction with the combined lantern permitted
• Sailing vessel of less than 7m in length


  If practicable, exhibit the lights prescribed, but if she does not, she shall have ready at hand an electric torch or lighted lantern showing a white light which shall be exhibited in sufficient time to prevent collision
• Vessel under oars


  May exhibit the lights prescribed for sailing vessels, but if she does not, she shall have ready at hand an electric torch or lighted lantern showing a white light which shall be exhibited in sufficient time to prevent collision
• Vessel proceeding under sail when also being propelled by machinery

  Exhibit forward where it can best be seen a conical shape, apex downwards
• Volleyball was invented by William G. Morgan


  1895
• Mintonette


  Original name for volleyball proposed by William G. Morgan
• Volleyball


  Name proposed by a professor from Springfield College in Massachusetts, noting the volleying nature of play
• First edition of the Official Handbook of the Athletic League of the Young Men's Christian Associations of the North America, containing the original rules written by Morgan


  1897
• Rules issued jointly by the YMCA and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)


  1916
• First nationwide tournament in the United States conducted by the National YMCA Physical Education Committee in New York City


  1922
• Establishment of the Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB)

  April 1947
• Libaud


  First president of FIVB, held position until 1984
• First volleyball World Championships for men held in Prague

  1949
• First volleyball World Championships for women held in Moscow

  1952
• FIVB has since grown into becoming one of the biggest sporting organisations in the world with 222 affiliated bodies
• Volleyball


  A sport played by two teams on a playing court divided by a net
• Objective of the game

  To send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent's court, and prevent the same effort by the opponent
• Volleyball gameplay


  1. Team has three hits for returning the ball

  2. Ball is put in play with a service, hit by the server over the net to the opponents

  3. Rally continues until the ball is grounded on the playing court, goes "out" or a team fails to return it properly

  4. Team winning a rally scores a point (rally point system)

  5. When the receiving team wins a rally, it gains a point and the right to serve, and its players rotate one position clockwise
• Volleyball skills


  • Serving
  • Passing
  • Setting
  • Attacking
  • Blocking
  • Digging
• Serving


  The first contact in a volleyball game, an important opportunity to gain an advantage over the opposing team. Different types include underhand, overhand, and jump serve.
• Passing


  Also known as the bump, used to receive the ball from the opposing team's serve or hit. The goal is to keep the ball in play and set up an offensive play.
• Setting


  The most important step in an offensive play as it determines which player gets to spike or attack.
• Attacking


  Also known as hitting, the final step in the pass-set-spike sequence and is used to score points.
• Blocking


  A defensive skill used to stop the opposing team's attack and can also be used to potentially score points.
• Digging


  A defensive skill used to save the ball from hitting the ground, often done when the ball does not come directly at the player.