Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-10-29

Steering and sailing rules:
II. Two sailing-shps meeting.
H. Two sailing-shps crossing.
IL. Two ships under steam meeting.
I" a. Two ships under steam crossing.
Is. saing-ship and ship under steam.
l6. Ships under steam to shdcken lslaekenI
" II. Vessels overtakng other vessels.
IS. Construction of articles -, II, 49, and
49, Proyiso to save special cases.
90. No ship under any circumstances to nc
glcct proper precautions.
PRELIMINARY.
article l. In tho following rules every
steamship which is under sail, and not under
steam, is to be considered sailing-slip; and
every steamship which is under steam,
whether under sail or not, is to be considered
ship under steam'
RULES CONCERNING LIGHTS.
Lights.
Article 2. The lights mentioned in the
following articles. and no otkrs, shall be
carried in all wcathers between sunset and
sunrise.
flights for Steamships.
article 3. All s:cam-vesscls when under
way shall carry
1a) At the foremost head, bright white
light, SO fixed as to show an uniform and un-
broken light over an arc of the horizon OF
twenty points of the compass, so fixed as to
throw the light ten points ON each side OF the
ship, viz F: from right ahead to two points
abat the beam on either side, and OF such a
character as to be visible on n dark night,
with a clear atmosphere, at distance Of at
least five miles.
(b) On tho starboard side, green light SO
constructed as to throw an uniform and unbro-
ken light over an arc of the horizon Of ten
points of the compass, so fixed as to throw
the light from right ahead to two points abatt
the beam on the staboard side, and of such a
character as to DO visible on dark night,
with a clear atmosphere at distance of at
least two miles.
(c) On the port side, a red light, so con-
strnctcd as to show an uniform unbroken
lioht over an arc of the horizon of tcnpoints
Of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light
from right ahead to two points abatt the
beam on the port side, and of such charac-
ter as to be visible on q dark night, with
clear atmosphere, at distance OF at least two
miles. >,
az The said green and red side lights shall
be fitted with inboard screens, projecting at
least three feet forward from the light, SO as
to prevent these lights from being seen across
the bow.
Lights for Steam' Tags.
Art;c1e 4. Steamships, when towing other
ships, shall carry two bright white masthead
lights VERTICALLY, in addition to their SIDE
lights so as to distinguish them from other
steamships. Each Of these masthead lights
shall be Of the same construction and charac'
ter as tho masthead light which other steam
ships are required to carry.
Lights for Sailing. Ships.
Article 5. Sailing-ships under way or be
ing lowed shall cry the same lights as steam
Sims under way, with the exception OF the
masthead lights, which they shall never car
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Ercept.onal lights far small Saains-ressets
Ar,;le G. Whenever, as in the case Of
small vessels during bad weather. the green
end red lishts cannot be nxed, these lights
shall lie kcp, on deck. on their respective
.;dcs Of the vessel. ready for instant exhibit
lion on their respective sides IN sufhc'en'
80, 20 DRIVEN. collision. in such manreI
:, mat. them mos, visible. and so that
a.. r,.en Itch. shall 10: be seen on the port
~ ,o- the I'd light on the starboard side
Towake the nse Of these portable lights
- .,.,;,, and EASY. they shall each be
49, Inside With the color If the high
,s,sr.iv.ly cau,sIn. and shall be pro
Nd With sci aIle sereens-
Lgt,s F. SLIPS at A.oA"r.
al, : Sl.ir~. whether steamships OF
salI.nc-.tiP-. wl = a .nel'o' IN roass'e.d. %
s-.-wsv.. s..sn. te,wven sunset and sunrise
-. i.-rr Il cs1 b.; be seen but q; .
-, -. .xees-Isns txeufy feet above the
II .vLi,s E-b, IA Elobular ian'srn q
a. - = dissass,T. and 80 Constructed
-, 20 .io~ = e.es- us.ii III ard zrstroken light
-. ~ y 1url tie horizoa- an4 at dis
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1900 -.,Tfr. ts5i~t- vessels slzl 40.