Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-06-23

WnIe Hgnt at the masthead, visible
all around the horizon, and shall also
exhibit fare-up light every fifteen
minutes.
LIGHTS FOR FISHING VESSELS AND BOATS.
Article 9. Open fishing boats and
other open boats shall not be required
to carry side lights required for other
vessels, but shall, if they do not car.
ry such lights. carry a lantern having
a green slide on the one side aud a
red slide on the other side, and on the
approach Of or to other vessels, such
lantern shall be exhibited in sufficient
time to prevent collision, SO that the
green light shall not be seen on the
port side, nor the red light on the star.
board aide. Fishing vessels and open
boats when at anchor, or attached to
their nets and stationary, shall exhibit,
o bright white light. Fishing vessels
and open boats shall, however, not be
prevented from using O fare-up in ad-
dition, If considered expedient.
RULES GOVERNING FOG SIGNALS.
FoG-sIGNALs.
Article TO-. Whenever there is q
fog, whether by day or night, the fog.
signals described below shall be car.
ried and used, and shall be sounded at
least every Eve minutes, viz: sa l
(a) Steamships under way shall use
a steam whistle placed before the fun
mel. not less than eight feet from the
deck. '.a" ..t 81 'e'
(b) Sailing ships under way shall
use fog rr-rara 5i a.asza
(e) Steamships and sailing ships
when not under way shall use a bell.
STEERING AND SAILING RULES. s
... TWO SAILING SHIPS MEETING. cr
Article IL. If two sailing ships are
meeting end on, or nearly end on, so
as to involve risk Of collision, the
helms Of both shall be put to port, so
that each may pass on tho port side Of
the other. ot Haaa la- G. -
a TWO SAILING SHIPS CROSSING. . af.s..
Article IL. When two sailing ships
are crossing so as to involve risk of
collision, then, if they have the wind
on different sides, the ship with the
wind on the port side shall keep out
the way of the ship with the wind on
the starboard aide, except in the case
in which the ship with the wind on the
port side is close-hauled, and the other
ship free, in which case the latter ship
shall keep out of The way. But if
they have the wind on the same side,
or if one of them has the wind aft,
the ship which is to windward shall
keep ont of the way Of the ship which
is to leeward. yo' g..
TWO SHIPS UNDER STEAM MEETING.
Article l3. II two ships under
steam are meeting end Oh, or nearly
end on, SO as to involve risk Of collis.
ion, the helms Of both shall be put to
port, SO that each may pass on the
port side Of the other. 4
TWO SHIPS UNDER STEAM CROSSING.
Article Ia. 1.-two ships under steam
are crossing so as to involve risk of
collision. the ship which has the other
on her own starboard side shall keep
out of tho way Of the other.
SAILING SHIP AND SHIP UNDER sTkAx.
Article Is. If two ships, one of
which is a sailing ship and the other
a steamship, are proceeding in such
directions as to involve risk Of COLI
sion, the steamship shall keep out of
the way Of the sailing ship. a.s oL
sIuPs UNDER STEAM TO sLAcKrx SPEED. Ea
Article l6. Every steamship, when
approaching another ship SO as to in
volve risk of collision, shall slacken
her speed. or, if necessary, step and
reverse /; and every steamship shall
when in a fog. go at moderate speed
VESSELS ovERIAKISG OTHER vEssELs
Article II. Every vessel overtaking
any other vessel shall keep out of way
of the said aforementioned vessel. !
CONSTRUCTION OF ARTICLES IL, IA, Is, AND Il
Article 10. Where, by the above
rules, one Of two ships is to keep oui
Of the way the other shall keep hel
course subject to the qualifications
contained in the following article
B trRovno TO sAvE srEcIAL CASES. li
Article 10. In obeying and constru
ing these rules due regard must be
had to all dangers Of navigation, and
due regard must also be had to any
special circumstances which may exis,
in any particular case rendering de-
psrture from the above rules ncces
sary in order to avoid immediate dan
ger. '..'.'"'"
NO SNIP UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES TO NEGLEc,
PROPER PRECAUTIONS.
Article 90. Nothing in these rule,
shall exonerate any ship, or the own
er. or master, or crew thereof, from
the consequences Of any neglect Il
carry lights or signals, or Of any neg
lect to keep q proper lookout, or 0
the neglect Of any precantion whicl
may be required by the ordinary prac
tice Of seamen, or by the special cir
/ cumstances of the case.
! Approyed. April 80. 1864