Clause 7 Colour specification of lights

Maritime Rules Part 22: Collision Prevention

(1) The chromaticity of all navigation lights must conform to the following standards, which lie within the boundaries of the area of the diagram specified for each colour by the International Commission on Illumination (CIE).

(2) The boundaries of the area for each colour are given by indicating the corner co-ordinates, which are as follows:

(a) White

X	0.525	0.525	0.452	0.310	0.310	0.443
Y	0.382	0.440	0.440	0.348	0.283	0.382

(b) Green

X	0.028	0.009	0.300	0.203
Y	0.385	0.723	0.511	0.356

X	0.680	0.660	0.735	0.721
Y	0.320	0.320	0.265	0.259

(d) Yellow

X	0.612	0.618	0.575	0.575
Y	0.382	0.382	0.425	0.406

NZ Maritime Rules Part 22 consolidated to 31 March 2021. Official text: maritimenz.govt.nz.

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