The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-11-13

July in the year of Lord one thousand eight hundred
and eighty entitled An Act repeal approved
the thyrst day of December in year Our Lord
thousand eight hundred and sixyour entitled
preventing collisions sea- and make other provisions
lieu thereof shall be and the is hereby repealed
SECTION 1t shall be duty Hawaiian
vessels observe and enforce board the under
their command the several rules and regulations contained
the schedule hereto
STEAM AND SAIL VESSELS.
ARTICLE In the following rules every steamship which
Is under SAIL and not under eam to be considered sail
ing ship and every steamship which under seam
under sail not is to be considered ship under
LIGHTS.
The lights mentioned in the following articles
numbered three four five, six, seven eight nne
eleven, and Others shall be carried in all weahes from
sunset to sunrise.
LIGHTS STEAMERS
ARTICLE 3. A sea-going steamship when under way
shall carry
to) On in front of the foremost height above the
hull of less than twenty and the breadth of the
ship exceeds twenty feet then at height above the hull not
than such breadth, bright white light, constructed
to show uniform and unbroken ght of the
horizon of twenty points of the compass fixed throw
the ght points each side of the ship namely from
right ahead to two points abt the beam either sde and
of such character to be visible dark night with
clear atmosphere, distance of at least five miles.
(0 On the starboard side green light, constructed
show a uniform aud unbrOken light of the
horizon of points of the fixed to throw the
light right ahead points abaf the beam the
sde and of such character be visible
dark night with clear atmosphere distance of at least
two miles.
() the port side red light constructed show
uniform unbroken light of the horizon of
points of the compass fixed throw the light from
right points abatt the beam the port side
and character be visible dark night with
a clear atmosphere a distance of at least two miles
(D The said green and red sdeghts shall be fitted with
projecting least three feet forward from
the light so prevent these lights from being
the bow
TOWING STEAMERS.
ARTICLE f. steamship when towing another Ship SHALL
in addition sdeghts carry bright white lights
in vertical ne the other not less than three feet
apart distinguish her from other steamships Each
of lights shall be of the construction and char
acter shall be carried in the position the white
light which other steamships required to carry.
VESSELS NOT UNDER COMMAND.
ARTICLE ). (a) ship whether steamship sailing
ship amy accident is under command shall
at night carry the position the white light which
steamships required carry and steamship in place
of that light red lights globuar lanterns each not
less inches in diameter in vertical lne
the other not less three feet apart and of such char
to be visible dark night, with clear atmos
phere distance of at least miles, and shall by day
carry vertical lne the other not less than
three apart front of but lower than her foremost
head black balls shapes each feet diameter.
VESSELS LAYING TELEGRAPH CABLES
) A ship, whether steamship sailing ship, employed
in laying picking up telegraph cable, shall night
carry the position the white light which
ships required to carry, and if steamship place of
that light lights gobuar lanterns each
ten inches diameter, vertical line, another
not less feet apart The highest and lowest these
lights shall be red and the middle light shall be white
thew shall begof character that the red lights shall
vsbl at distance the white light By day she
shall carry vertical line, the other, not less
than six feet apart of but lower than her fore
mast head shapes not less than two feet in diameter
OF which the top and bottom shall be gobur shape and
red in color and the middle diamond in shape and
white
M The ships referred this article, when not making
any way through the water shall carry the sideght
but when making way shall carry them.
Id The lights and shapes required be shown by this
article be taken by other ships siga that the ship