The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-13
THE RULE OF THE ROAD ON THE SEA
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| their nets, and vessels when TRAVELLING, dredg
| ing, or fishing with any kind OF drag net,
| shall, II OF twenty tons gross tonnage or
| upwards, respectively, at intervals OF net
more than one minute make blast; II steam.
vessels with the whistle or siren, and If
| sailing vessels with the fog-horn, each blast
to be followed by ringing the bell.
(h) Sailing vessels or boats fishing with
| nets or lines or travis, when under way,
shall In day-time indicate their occupation
basket or other efficient signal, where it can
| best be seen.
The vessels referred to in
this article shall not be obliged
| (a) and article eleven, last paragraph.
| Article 10-A vessel which is being over
| taken by another shall show from her stern
| to such last mentioned vessel white light
The white light required to be shown by
this article may be fixed and carried In a
lantern. but In such case the lantern shall be
SO constructed, lifted and screened that it
the horizon of twelve points of the compass.
namely, for. six points from right
aft on each side of the vessel so
as to be visible at distance of at least
one mile Such light shall be carried as
near as practicable on the same level as the
side lights.
Article ia vessel under one hundred
and fifty feet in length, when at anchor,
shall carry. forward, where it can best be
seen, but at a height not exceeding twenty
feet above the hull. white light in lantern
so constructed as to show a clear, uniform,
and unbroken light visible all around the
horizon at a distance of at least one mile.
A vessel of one hundred and fifty feet or
upwards in length, when at anchor, shall
carry in the forward part Of the vessel at
height OF not less than twenty and not ex-
ceeding forty feet above the hull, oneIsuch
light. and at or near the stern of the vessel,
| and at such height that 1t shall be not less
than fifteen feet lower than the forward
| light.
The length of vessel shall be deemed to
be the length appearing in her certificate of
| registry.
A vessel aground in or near a fair, way
| shall carry the above light or lights and the
| two red lights prescribed by article four (a).
Article r. Every vessel may, If necessary
/ in order to attract attention, in addition to
the lights which she is by these rules re-
| quired to carry, show flare up light or use
| any decorating signal that cannot be mis-
taken for distress signal.
Article 13.--Nothing in these rules shall
interfere with the operation of any
| special rules made by the Government
| of any nation with respect to additional sta
tions and signal-lights for two or more ships
| of war or for vessels sailing under convoy,
or with the exhibition of recognition signals
authorized by their respective governments
and duly registered and published.
Article 14-A steam vessel proceeding un-
der sail only, but having her funnel up, shall
| carry in daytime, forward, where 1t can best
| be seen, one black ball OK shape two feet in
| diameter.
| SOUND SIGNALS FOR FOG AND so FORTH.
| Article 15-All sis nails prescribed by this
article for vessels under way shall be given
| l. BY ''steam vessels on tho whistle or
| siren,
2. By sailing vessels and vessels towed"
| on the fog horn,
The words prolonged BLAST used in this
article shall mean blast of from four to six
| seconds duration.
A steam vessel shall be provided with an
efficient whistle or siren, sounded by steam
| or by some substitute for steam, SO placed
| that the sound may not be Intercepted by
| any obstruction, and with an efficient fog
horn, to be sounded by mechanical means,
and also with an efficient bell. lin all
| cases where the rules require a bell to be
used drum may be substituted on board
Turkish vessels, or a gong where such
sea going 9 vess edS sai Hh1 v sa
OF twenty tons gross tonnage or
upward shall be provided with similar fog
horn and bell.
In fog, mist, falling snow, or heavy rain
storms, whether by day or night, the signals
described in this article shall be used as fol-
| lows, viz:
"a, A steam vessel having way upon her
shall sound, at intervals of not more than
| two minutes, a prolonged blast.
(6) A steam vessel under way, but stopped,
and having no way upon her, shall sound, at
intervals of not more than two minutes, two
prolonged blasts, with an interval of about
one second between them.
(c) A :. sailing vessel under
| way shau sound, at intervals
| of not more than one minute, when on the
starboard tack one blast, when on the port
| tack two blasts in succession, and when with
the wind abaft the beam three blasts in sue
| cession.
Qd) A vessel when at anchor shall, at inter-
walls OF not more than one minute, ring the
bell rapidly for about five seconds.
| (e) A vessel at anchor at sea, when not in
ordinary anchorage ground, and when in
such position as to be an obstruction to
| vessels under way, shall sound, If a steam
vessel, at intervals of not more than two
minutes, 1.-TWO prolonged blasts with her
whistle or siren, followed by ringing her
bell !; or If a sailing vessel at intervals of not
| more than one minute, two blasts with her
fog,horn, followed by ringing her bell.
~ A vessel when towing shall, instead of
the signals prescribed in subdivisions (a)
and (e) of this article at intervals Of not more
| than two minutes, sound three blasts in sue
| cession, namely, one prolonged blast follow
| ed by two short blasts. A vessel tOwed may
| give this signal and she shall not give any
| other
(g) A steam vessel wishing to indicate to
another The way is off my vessel, you: may
feel your way past me," may sound three
short, with intervals of about one second be-
i tween them.
(b) A vesselIemployed in laying or picking
| up telegraph cable SHALL on hearing the fog
signal Of an approaching vessel, sound in
answer three prolonged blasts in success
| sion.
| % A vessel under way, which is unable to
| get out OF the way OF an approaching vessel
through being not under command, or unable
to vancouver as required by these rules, shall
on hearing the fog signal of an approaching
vessel sound In answer four short blasts in
| succession.
Sailing vessels and boats of less than 20
tons gross tonnage shall not be Obliged to
l do not they shall make some other efficient
sound:si at intervals of not more than
one minute.
SPEED OF SHIPS TO BE MODERATE IN FOG,
| AND so FORTH.
Article 16 Every vessel shall,
in, a fog, mist, falling snow,
or heavy rain storms, go at moderate speed
having careful regard to the existing circum-
stances and conditions.
A steam vessel hearing, apparently for
ward of her beam. the fog signal of a vessel
| the position OF which is not ascertained shall,
| so far as the circumstances of the case admit,
stop her engines, and then navigate with
caution until danger of collision is over.
Steering and Sailing Rules.
PRELLdINARY-RIsK OF COLLISION.
Risk of collision can, when circum-
stances permit, be ascertained by care
| fully watching the compass bearing of an
| approaching vessel Ii the bearing does not
appreciably change, such risk should be
deemed to exist.
Article 17-When two sailing vessels are
| approaching one another, so as to involve
risk of collision, one of them shall keep out
| of the way of the other, as follows, namely:
| (a) A vessel which is running free shall
| keep out of the way of vessel which is
1 close-hauled.
| 90 A vessel which is close-hauled on the
| port-tack shall keep out of the way of
| vessel which is close-hauled on the starboard
| tack.
(c) When both are running free, with the
wind ON different sides, the vessel which
| has the wind on the port side shall keep out
of the way of the other.
ID When both are running free, with the