I'm sorry, I am having trouble finding the words in my post where I exerted authority of maritime laws? If you translated me questioning if a specific type of light being on a door was safe/legal/allowed as me exerting maritime authority, I sincerely apologize.
Clearly we all have a common goal and its to come up with creative ideas for the OP's father to find his room. I questioned the safety and legality of one of the suggestions. You got defensive. Ultimately, I want the OP to have a great time and for her father to be able to locate his room as easily as possible without any issues and I am going to assume you do too.
I won't respond to your accusation of getting defensive BTW. Nice try with the passive aggressiveness! Was that your major? Or did you just date someone who knew about it?
Ultimately, yes we do.