The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-02-18
AN ACT

FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA.
WHEREAS, the increase Of navigation in the
Pacific Ocean, as well as in all other seas,
has made 1t desirable that the Hawaiian
Government should adhere 10 the rules and
regulations to prevent collisions at sea,
framed and adopted by England and
France. And whereas, the Governments
of France and England have jointly and
simultaneously invited the Hawaiian Gov
eminent TO adopt the same rules and reg
uiations (; therefore,
Be IT ENACTED, By the King and the Legisia-
tive Assembly of the Hawaiian Islands, in
the Legislature of the Kingdom assembled {:
SECTION 1. 1t shall be the duty of all
masters of Hawaiian vessels to observe and
enforce, or board the vessels under their COM
mand, the following rules and regulations
REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT
SEA.
Preliminary.
article l.. In the following rules. every
steamship which is under sail. and not under
steam, is TO be considered a sailing ship and
every steamship which IS under steam.
whether under sail or not, IS 10 be consider
ed a ship under steam.
RULES CONCERNING LIGHTS.
article 2. The lights mentioned In the
following articles, and no others. shall be
carried in all weather between sunset and
sunrise.
article 3. Sea-going steamships. when
under way, shall carry, at tie foremost he'd,
a bright white light, so fixed as to show a
uniform and unbroken light over an arc of
the horizon of 30 points of the compass, so
fixed as TO throw the light 10 points on each
side OF the ship, VIZ from right ahead 10
= points abaft the beam on either side, and
OF such Il character as to be visible on a dark
night, with Il clear atmosphere, at a distance
of ut least five miles. Or the StJrJ0ard side,
u green light so constructed as to throw a
uniform and unbroken light over an arc Of
the horizon OF 10 points of the compass. so
fixed as 10 throw the light from right ahead
TO two points abaft the beam ON the starboard
side, and OF such Il character as TO be visible
on a dark night, with n clear atmosphere, at
n distance OF at least two miles. On the
part Side, n red hight, so constructed as 10
show Il uniform. uubroken light over an arc
OF the horizon of 10 points OF the compass,
so fixed as to throw the light from right
ahead TO two points abaft the beam on the
port side, and of such a character as to be
visible on a dark night, with a clear atmos-
Phere, at Il distance of at least two miles.
The said green and red side-lights shall be
fitted with lnboard screens, projecting at
icdS Tx lStt kOINdIu NOll the lGlI. so as b
10 prevent these lights from being seen across
the bow.
article i. Steamships, when towing
other ships shall carry two bright white mast
head lights, vertical. In addition to their side
lights, so AS 10 distinguish them from other
steamships. Each of these masthead lights
snail be OF the same construction and char
acter as the masthead lights which other
steamships are required TO carry.
Article >. Sailing ships under way, on
being towed, shall carry the same lights as
steamships under way, with the exception
OF the white masthead lights, which they
shall never carry.
Articie 6. Whenever as in the case OF
small vessels, during bad weather, the green
and red lights cannot be fixed, these lights
shall be kept on deck. on their respective
sides of the vessel, ready for instant exhibit
ton and shall, on the approach of, or TO,
other vessels, be exhibited on their respective
sides IN sufficient time to prevent collision,
in such manner as to make them most visible,
and so that the green light shall not be seen
on the port side. nor the red light on the
starboard side.
To make the use of these portable lights
more certain and easy, they shall be painted
on the outside with the color of the lights
they respectively contain, md shall be pro-
vlded with suitable screens.
Article T. Ships, whether steamships OF
sailing ships, when at anchor in roadsteads
or ~fairways, shall, between sunset and sun
rise, exhibit. where it can best be seen. but
at a height not exceeding twenty feet above
rhe hull, a white light, In a gIobular lantern
of eight inches in diameter, and so con-
structed as to show a clear, uniform and un-
broken light, visible all round the horizon.
and at a distance of at least one mile.
Article : Sailing pilot vessels shall not
larry the lights required for other sailing