How do other boats identify which direction you are traveling just by your running lights?

For hundreds of years, boats have been identifying themselves at night with navigational lights. Shawn introduces the concept of the "arc of visibility" of your navigational lights. He explains how many degrees are in the various types of navigational lights and they're significant to determine the size, direction, and identity.

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