Twinkle light

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Boat of the Hamburg water police with blue all-round light as a sparkling light
Sparkling light integrated in the blue board as a sign of the encounter starboard to starboard (left-hand traffic)
Fire department boat with blue all-round light as a sparkling light

The sparkling light is a signal for watercraft that is used for various applications. The sparkling light for inland navigation is defined in Annex 8 of the Inland Waterways Ordinance (BinSchStrO) as:

a) ... a light with a cycle identification of 40 to 60 light phenomena per minute

or as

b) ... a "fast sparkling light" with a cycle identification of 100 to 120 light phenomena per minute.

In maritime shipping , sparkling light is defined in the collision prevention rules (KVR) as light with a rate of 120 light phenomena per minute.

The most common application in inland navigation is the sparkling light as an indication of a starboard to starboard encounter. Here the vehicle, usually the mountain driver, shows a white sparkling light to be returned with a rate of 40 to 60 sparkles per minute. During the day it must be coupled with a light blue board with a white border at night. There is an exception on the international waters of the Danube, here it is also permitted to have a fast sparkling light with 120 cycles.

Watercraft of authorities and authorized persons with sovereign tasks introduce (fast) blue sparkling light with a frequency of 100-120 light phenomena per minute, for example the coast guard , the customs , the fire brigade , technical relief organization (THW) or in inland as well as sea waters the water police . Watercraft of the rescue service also carry blue sparkling lights if they are operated by an institution or corporation under public law or a corporation recognized as non-profit. According to Section 3.27 of the Inland Waterways Ordinance (BinSchStrO), these vehicles enjoy right of way within the scope of this ordinance when the sparkling light is switched on.

Depending on the body of water and the federal state, aid organizations such as water rescue service , DLRG etc. also have a sparkling yellow light. Also z. B. Combinations of yellow and blue sparkling light occur in vehicles of the waterways and shipping authorities.

The blue twinkle light is used both during the day and at night on vessels in action. Vehicles that twinkle light lead, lead also in poor visibility or at night navigation lights .

In most cases, a rotating beacon ( rotating mirror light or flashing light ) is used for the blue sparkling light ; LED flashing lights are also increasingly being used. The term sparkling light comes from the time when there were “only” rotating mirror and flashing lights.

Sparkling light as an emergency flash light

Since 1997, sport boats on Lake Neusiedl in Burgenland have had to carry white flashing lights, which are now LED lights, as an emergency signal. These emit 60 flashes of light per minute and can thus be detected up to 1.5 kilometers during the day and up to 3 kilometers at night in an emergency.

literature

  • The big book of technology. Publishing house for knowledge and education, Bertelsmann publishing group, Gütersloh 1972
  • Ordinance on the International Regulations of 1972 for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea (Collision Prevention Regulations KVR)
  • Inland Ship Inspection Regulations (BinSchUO2008), Annex IX, Regulations for signal lights, radar equipment and turning indicators, Article 1.02

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Emergency flash lights for faster rescue on ORF from July 12, 2019