The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-14
PILOT REGULATIONS.
A Matter of Interest to All Steam
bOatmen.
The Changes Made in the Rules by
the Board of Supervising
Inspectors.


epection Service passed by the Board OF Super
vising inspectors Of Steam Vessels annually
are OF interest to stean,boatmen generally. n
DEMOCRAT reporter yesterday obtained from
Capt. George L. Norton. supervising inspector
OF this district. a statement Of the changes
which we're made at the last meeting of the
hoard.
Rule for the government of pilots on West
ern rivers. OF which some comment hne been
made In the public prints--was changed In
only one particular. viz: That the Descending
steamer. as she has tie right 81 ray shall tlotn
Ing steamer had the right OF way, The ascending
steaa,er was required to blow the first whistle
and in cases where. the descending steamer
which the ascending steamer had blown. she
could give the opposite signal to that given by
the ascending steamer and obliRe her to change
her course. This Oftentimes resulted In ser.
GUS trouble In narrow channels with a swift
current and the boats coming together fast. In
acendinr boat. which hns Away always had the risht
OF way simply authority 10 sag 30.
anles ~ ~ 10 H. y an Nd y for The govern
stricken out. rs no pilot should be licensed BY
she local inspectors until he ts comic tent to
est Of the boat under his charge.
The rules read as follows:
Rule II. Steamers descending. the Ohio and
New orletnh. La shall not run. down any
Island, chute. either by day or. night, except
those herein or hereinafter, designated. unless
such ehutes are the usual channel Of the river
Rule Ia The following island chutes may be
naviRated by descending steamers on the Ohio
river between s Lo ,is k and Oar9. H.
them to do 80 with safety. viz: Blue River
Island. Diamond Island; Goleonda Island. sis-
ter Islands, steYar,,s Island; and Uumherland
Island chute by daylight only.
Rule -. All steamers descend lug, the M!ssIs-
may. in daylight. run any chute which has bas
sufficient water for the purpose and Is free from
distractions
Rule a. All steamers descending the Mtssis.
sippi river between Cairo and New Orleans.
during the time between sunset and sunrise,
must keep the main channel except In times
Rule. IS. Ascending steamers are not pro-
hibited from running my island ehutes.
!, Rule ~ The following points and bends In
rivers, In the States OF Florida and Georgia.
are considered dangerous. aud steamboats,
when navigating down stream must not make
shorts Roads. NIonroe's. Francis upper and
lowerl, ,draces; Prospect Bluff Fort Gaines r.
Horseshoe upper and lower).
on the Flint: DEVILS Elbow tupper and lowerj
and Gold Shades, on the Apalaehieola.
Rule "a was amended SO as to place the divld-
Ing jurisdiction between pilot rules on Western
rivers and lakes md seabnards at the lower
q ~ city q New orsans nstead of
from jackson Monument In Jackson square
This was done ia the interest Of our up.rlyer
steamers who have business at the oil works
iron yards and stock landing below Jackson
Square so that they do not need to cross the
line that would require them to be & ,verned by
the rule relating to lakes and seaboards rs here.
tofore
The board unanimously passed rule re-
luiIlnR local inspectors to examine all pilots
In regard to col " blindness. SO that they may
be sure that they can distinguish the colored
signal lights.
The following general rules were amended:
Rule "a. Heretofore wooden life boats were
rsqntred to be cinker built Il. g. lap streak
The amended rule accepts any 80 long as they
are substantially built.
Rule II required all passenger barges, while
Ia tow of other steamers, to have u boat towed
astern aud manned. Tho amended rule does
not require the crew In the boat.
Rule Is was amended. making 1t obligatory
upon all steamers hereafter built for the navi- |
cation OF oceans lakes. bays and sounds tmean-
to be equipped with life RATS. in proportion of
one. at least. to every two life boats required
Hule 4 Relating to testing samples Of boiler
lust allowance OF ductiliy. rating the. contrac
ton OF area Of iron or steel-tnat will stand
tensile strain OF $4,000 pounds to the square
and including 81. 900 pounds tensile strain. shall
show contraction Of area of per cent per
loo pounds.
A resolution was adopted to take the prin-
eipa items required on the back OF an In |
speetlon certificate u34 In number) and place |
hem on its face for the benefit Of the travelling
public.
The subject of electric lights on een-going |
,teamers was brought before the board by Geo |
". Qutntard. OF New York. and 1t was decided |
hat they might be used nthe place OF the white |
masthead light. IL the Invention was far enough |
advanced to admit OF its practicability.
There were. some fifty different inventions |
to the board In the way OF life saving
appliances. improvements In steam boilers. |
'te.. which were passed upon or rejscted. none. |
1oweyer. being recommended for use but al
owed. II owners chose to use them.
Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic prevents malaria