New-York tribune., 1882-02-08
INSPECTION OF STEAM VESSELS.
RULES CHANGED BY TIE BOARD or sUPERvIsIY(
INSPECTORS

RULES CHANGED BY TIE BOARD or SUPERVISING
INSPECTORS.
WAsTuNGTON, Feb THE Board of Super
visng Inspectors of Steam Vessels, which began its
thirteth annual session January ls completed Its
business to day and adjourned sine die. The most i'm
porant work accomplished by the Board during its ses
sion was an amendment to Rule of the Pilot Rules
lake and seaboard which had been found to be in con
fct with the Revised Statutes, officers OF United
states courts having refused prosecute violations OF
the rule because such conflict The text of the rule
was as follows:
Rule l. When steamers are approaching each other
head and head" nearly so, II shall be the duty OF
each steamer to the right port side ot the
other and The pilot Of either steamer may be 5t n d
termining To pursue TINS course, ad Snl
his whistle, which the pilot OF the Oher steamer
whistle and hereupon such steamers shall pass to the
right port side Of each otner but If the course Oh
il so far on the sabOard Of each other
not to be considered by pilots IA meeting head ana
head, nearly or II the vessels are dPPodC alhs
above directed is deemed unsafe by the plot OF either
vessel the pilot first deciding sba Immediately give
Vy sor and distinct blasts of hi, steam whistle, which
the pilot of the Otner steamer sla answer promptly by
TWO similar blasts OF his steam whistle auu they shau
pass TO the LEFT or sarboard side OF each other
The amendment adopted strikes out the words: " Or
If the vessels are approaching each other in such man
ner that passing to the right as above drected is
deemed unsafe by the pilot OF either vessel lhese
words qualified the first part of the rule in relation to
ves-,I- head and head. giving either pilot VINO
might frs elect to do the right deyiate from the
instructions to pass the right or starboard which was
contrary to rule Is. 4,233, Revised statutes
which reads: II two vessels under steam are meeting
80 AS TO involve risk of collision the he ms OF both shall
be pn to port that each may pass on the port side ot
the other" The diagrams OF situations printed III the
pilot rules were changed to conform to the amendment
made in the rule.
An important change made in rule ~ OF the rulc9
and rratious relating to life boats INer passenger
sraucr. other than those eating the Red klNtr O
the prLh and rivers waters How into the Gun OF
Mexico. Under the rule rs amended the numDcr 0'
hoats required will be governed ~ the tonnage In '-
iIou 10 tne one boat required by law, sucn steamers
must be equipped follows: steamers uhder IuV
tous one boat; between 100 and 200 tons Two uo'.9
between 200 aud 300 tons , boats Dcl"teh "VUV, "VV 49,
100 TONS 4 boats: between 100 ana 900 IONS Dud,N
bctWe,u 300 aud 1000 tons, boats; DCl"tou 49, |
1 500 tons bOAt4; between l,DOO anu -V'V to.l'' =
ho,ts. be wecn 900 and 100 tons, Doats Oe.N'.n
luO and g. 900 tons, 10 uoat5; the boats 10 ne
frct I'M lru.tn i've cet in breadth, anu l"''' 'o' -
drpth, aud Ot sixty passenger tdP'''g ,. d., t-fr
- nri,d tnai where smaller boats may De desired
thr can ,ct, must be- made mp by an lh'i'i'eu n'o'
,f Ian tp th. aggregate capacity o thc Dod'' i'4".
hy no r,. I wac also decided that no st+h'I ohIH
l ,tu.d io carry more boats than are ht'es'di! 10
.r,. tu. uu.-rugtrs, including tuo ohctl5 anu Ni"",
\I! snr ia y ue uceAscd to carry 10y DEL cei'uc"lo VI
r' gs adopted requiring all small boats placed on
.t,,Iu-r- nttel Juy /, l-0-, to he 'uimsH'd WIN Jul
,I,, l-n a rule ut uulug Che strength oi the nat
al boilers .trrnstn OF stays, and formulas Tor
dricrnluluS the strength oi zap We'uiH anu P''''1