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

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ARTICLE 8. a sailing ship under way, being lowed,
shall carry the lights provided by article three
for steamship under way with the exception of the white
! light, which she shall never carry.
EXCEPTIONAL LIGHTS FOR SMALL VESSELS.
ARTICLE 7. Whenever, in the of small vessels
during bad weather. the green and red sdeh cannot be
fxed these lights shall kept deck their respective
sides of the vessel ready for use and SHALL the appear
of vessels be exhibited their respective
sides in sufficient time prevent collision in such manner
make them visible and that the green light
shall not be the port side the the red light
the starbOard side To make the of these portable lights
certain and easy, the lanterns containing them shall
each be painted outside with the color of the light they
respectively contain and shall be provided with proper
screens.
VESSELS AT ANCHOR.
ARTICLE 8. A ship, whether steamship a sailing ship,
when anchor shall carry where best be but at
height exceeding twenty feet above the hull white
light globular lantern of less than eight inches in
diameter and constructed show a clear, uniform,
and unbroken light visible all round the horizon at dis
lance of at least mile.
ARTICLE A pilot vessel when engaged her station
poage duty shall carry the lights required for other
vessels but shall carry white light the masthead visible
all round the horizon and shall also exhibit fareup light
(a) fare-up lights short intervals which shall never
exceed fifteen minutes. pilot vessel when not engaged
pilotage duty shall carry lights similar to
those of other ships
LIGHTS
ARTICLE Open and fishing vessels of less than
twenty register tonnage when under way and not
having their nets travis dredges lines in the water shall
be obliged carry the cOlored side lights but every
boat and shall in lieu thereof have ready at hand
lantern with green glass the side and red glass
on the other side approaching being approached
by another vessel such shall be exhibited in suf
cen time to prevent collision that the green light shall
be the port SIDE the red light the star
board side.
The following portion of this article applies only fish
ing vessels when in the off the of Europe
lying north Of Cape Finsterre.
ta All fish NC vessels and fishing boats of twenty tons
registered tonnage upwards when under way and
and having their nets travis dredges lines in
the water, shall carry and show the same lights as other
vessels under way.
(6 All vessels when engaged in fishing with drft-nets
exhibit white lights from any part of the vessel
where they best be Such lights shall be placed
that vertical distance between them shall be not less
than feet and than ten feet and that the
horizontal distance between them, measured in line with
the vessel shall be less than five feet and
than feet The lower of these two lights shall be
the forward and both of them shall be of such char
and contained in lanterns of such construction to
show all round the horizon a dark night with clear
atmosphere for distance of not less than three miles
(c) All vessels when trawlng dredging fishing with
any kind of drag nets shall exhibit from part of the
they be best lights One of these
lights shall be red and the other shall be white The red
light shall be above the white light and shall be
teal from of less than feet and
than twelve and the horizontal distance between Them
if any, shall be than feet These lights
shall be of such character and contained lanterns of such
construction be visible all round the horizon dark
night with clear atmosphere, the white light to distance
of less than three miles, and the red light of not less
than two miles.
(D vesse employed in linefshng with her lines ont,
shall carry the lights vessel when engaged in fish
ing with driftnes
0 If vessel when fishing with trawl dredge, any
kind of drag becomes stationary in consequence of her
gear getting fast rock obstruction she shall show the
light and make the fogsgnal for a vessel at anchor
( Fishing vessels and open boats may any time
fare-up in addition the lights which they by this
Article required carry and show. All fareup lights
hibed by vessel when trawing dredging, fishing with
any dragne shall be shown the after part the
vessel excepting that the vessel hanging by the
her rawl dredge drag they shall be exhibited from
the bow.
q) Every fishing vessel and every open boat when at
anchor between and sunrise shall exhibit white
light visible all round the horizon distance of least
one mile
(D fog driftne vessel attached to her nets and