Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-06-23
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ulations for preventing collisions o.
the water.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and Hou.
Of Representatives ofthe United States o
Ameriea IN Congress assembled, Tha
from and after September one, eigh
teen hundred and sixty-four, the fol
lowing rules and regulations for pre-
venting collisions on the water b,
adopted in the navy and the mercan
tile marine of the United States Pro
rned, That the exhibition Of any ligh
on board of vessel.of.war of tn.
United States may be suspended when
ever, in the opinion Of the Secretary
of the Navy, the commander-in.chie
of q squadron. or the commander of {
vessel acting signally, tho specia
character of the service may require
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REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COL
as LsIoNs ON THE WATER. :.
Article l. Preliminary. . a9-
Rules concerning lights w
2. Lights TO be carried as follows !:
8. Lights for steamships. .,f
4. Lights for steam,tugs.
5. Lights for sailing ships.
6. Exceptional lights for small sail
ing vessels. s.f vI.ta.aa~"' .o4.s
I. Lights for ships at anchor. sa,
+ s. Lights for pilot vessels. --. ~
Q. Lights for fishing vessels and
boats.
Rules concerning fog.signals:
10. Fog signals. ..''s Re 81. - 81.
Steering and sailing rules .
IL. Two sailing ships meeting.
Zl2. Two sailing ships crossing. .
l3. Two ships under steam meeting
IA. Two ships under steam crossing
10. Sailing ship and ship under steam
l6. Ships under steam to shaGken
[slackenl speed. d a.,...s,,.s ,aa
II. Vessels overtaking other vessels
lS. Construction Of articles IL, IA
Is, and IL. s#E sIggga ,aT9-fo Obi d.
10. Proviso to save special cases.
20. No ship under any circumstance
to neglect proper precautions. af
.n,av PRELIMINARY. ""s.~"
Article I. In the following rules
every steamship which is under sail
and not under. steam, is TO be consid-
cred a sailing ship and every steam.
ship which is under steam, whether
under sail or not, is to Le considered
ship under steam.
RULES CONCERNING LIGHTS.
Article 2. The lights mentioned in
the following articles, and no Others
shall be carried in all weathers be-
tween sunset and sunrise. - 9.... H.
LIGHTS FOR STEAMSHIPS.
Article 3. All steam vessels when
under way shall carry .
(a) At the foremast head, a brigh,
white light, SO fixed as to show an
uniform and unbroken 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 abaft the beam on either
side, and of such character as to be
visible on.a dark night, with a clear
atmosphere, at o distance of at least
five miles. s.s.. f..-..-..- ...
~ On the starboard side, a green
light, SO constructed as to throw an
uniform and unbroken 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
abaft the beam on the starboard side
and Of such character as to be visi
BILE on dark night, with clear at.
at distance Of at least
two miles. .gg ad sfa g. E1list a|
(el On the port side. a red light, &c
constructed as to show an uniform un
broken light over an arc Of the hori
zon Of ten points of the compass, sc
fixed as TO throw the light from right
ahead to two points abaft the beam
on the port side, and of such char
acter as to be visible on dark night
with clear atmosphere, at q distance
Of at least two miles.
(d) The said green and red. side
lights shall be fitted with inboart
screens, projecting at least three fee,
forward from the light, so as to pre-.
vent these lights from being seen
across the bow.
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i Article 4. Steamships, when towing
other ships. shall carry two brigh
white masthead lights vertically, il
addition to their side lights, so as Il
distinguish them from other steam
ships. Each Of these masthead lighti
shall be Of the same construction ant
character - the masthead lights!whicl
other steamships are required to carry
LIGHTS roR SAILING SHIPS.
Article s. Sailing ships under wa,
or being towsd shall carry the sam,
lights as steamships under way, witt
the exception of the white masthead
lights. which they shali never carry.
sxoEsrroxAL LIGHTS roR SMALL SAILING
VESSELS tss: IsEf LII,
Article 6. Whenever, as in the cas-
Of small vessels during bad weather
the green and red lights, cannot b
fixed, these lights shall be kept O
deck, on their respective sides Of tn
vessel. ready for instant, exhibition
and shall, on the approach of or
other vessels, be exhibited on their RI
spective sides in sufficient time to pr,