, 1864-07-25

Rules concerning lights:
9. Lights 10 be carried as follows:
8. Lights for steamships.
4. Lights for stcam-tugs.
8. Lights for sailing ships
0. Exceptional lights for small sailing yes.
sells.
z. Lights for ships at anchor.
8. Lights for pilot vessels
0. Lights for fishing vessel and boats.
Rules concerning fogsignals:
10. Fog signals.
Steering and sailing rules:
II. Two sailing ships meeting.
12. Two sailing ships crossing.
Is. Two ships under steam meeting.
II. Two ships under steam crossing.
10. Sailing ship and ship under steam.
l6. Ships under steam to Shdaken [slackenl
speed.
II. Vessels overtaking other vessels.
Is. Construction Of articles IL, IL, Is, and
II.
10. ProViso to save special cases.
20. No ship under any circumstances to neg
lCct proper precautions.
PRELIMINARY.
Article l. 10 the following rules every steam
ship which Is under sail, and not under steam.
Is 10 be considered q sailing ship; and every
steamship which Is under steam, whether under
sail or not, Is to be considered . ship under
steam.
RULES CONCERNING LIGHTS.
LIenTS
Article 2. The lights mentioned In the fo..
loxing articles and no others, shall be carried
In oil weathers between sunset and sunrise.
LIGHTS ron STEAMSHIPS.
Arfinln An sA.nun ,.s.oi. -. -.
way shall carry
ta) At the fOremast head, bright white
Hight, 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: from right ahead to two points abait
the beam on either side, and Of such a charac-
ter as 10 be visible on dark night, with clear
atmosphere, at distance Of at least five miles.
(O On the slarboard side, q green light, so
constructed rs TO throw an uniform and I'M
broken light over an arc Of the horizon Of ten
points Of the compass. so fixed as 10 throw the
light from right ahead to two points abail the
beam on the staFboard side, and Of such q
character IS to DO visible on dark night, with
a clear atmosphere, at . distance Of at least
twO miles.
(s) On the port side, red light 50 con.
strueted as 70 show an Uniform unbrOken light
over an arc Of the horizon Of ten points Of the
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LIGHTS Iok stEAh-Trcs.
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SnI SSn,ps snas my wv osas wni.e ma;sneao
se - y, a;s,;.,,;"h :. -l ss..' 49, y s''s. s'ue s
80 " ras y sas.a nou, osuer sses1
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'S11is1 " sas'y:
LIGHTS FoR SAILING SHIPS.
Article 8. Sailing ships under way or being
towed shall carry che same lights as steamships
under way, with the exception OF the white
nAssneao hgnts' Snlen tney shah never carry
rxcEProxAL LIGHTS ron SMALL SAILING VESSELS.
ArlicI, A yFh.n.yer a. Il, an. ease of small
vessels anr;nv ina ,,ss,hsr shs sresr srd red
lights cannot Be fixed. these lishts Shall be
kept on deck, on their respective sides of he
ses.et rcaoy ler leslant eHnloluon, ana snal'
~ sns lpprvaen oI % 70 otner vessels. " ex
....A y .ne.f lS.peeti.e sues 10 sunelen.
un,e y pLesen. oo,nslon' y suen manner ~ .
,5as sns most slaole. Ihet tne sreen
ns5, sa.n no. oe seen On 'ns port sue nor 'ne
~ ~. ~. oh .ne s.AIeo.ro sloo.
~ n.He sne ose 2, tne,e poLta2'e nsnts NOR
es..s,n ss asa sssy, tney snali e,en % painted
ouLsae WIN tne eoior o. tne hsn, tney respee-
s,sely eontAln' ana snah % proslaeo WIN SUIT
aoie screens.
LIGHTS ron sIHrs At ANCHOR.
sailing ships, when At anchor, in roadsleads or
fsirwsva shalI. between sunsot and sunrise.