The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-19
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to prevent collision. The green light must
not be seen on the port side or the red
light on the starboard.
FOURTH Rowing boats, whether under
oars or sail, are to have ready at hand
a lantern showing white light, which
must be temporarily exhibited IN time 10
prevent collision.
Pilot vessels when on pilotage duty
have an all-around masthead white light
and nare-up lights every fifteen minutes.
Their side side lights are to be kept ready
for use and when approaching another
vessel they are TO be flashed or shown.
If the pilot vessel is Of such class as to
be obliged to go alongside to put pilot
on board another vessel, the white light
may be shown. instead of being at the
masthead There Is also to be at hand
a lantern, green on one side and red on
the other.
A vessel which IL being overtaken by
another Is to show from her stern to SUCH
vessel a white light or a flare-up light.
This light shall thrown an unbroken arc
over twelve points OF the compass, name
". for six points from right aft on each
side OF the vessel so as to be visible at
mile distant. Such light Is TO be as near
" as practicable on the same level as the
side lights.
$50 feet and upward Is to have a white
light at a hight not exceeding forty feet
above the hull, and, at or near the stern,
not less than fifteen feet lower than the
forward light, another such light. II less
than 100 feet In length, then only the for
ward light Is required.
a vessel aground In or near fair way
Is to carry the above mentioned light, and
also the two red lights prescribed for YES
sels not under command.
Steam vessels are to 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 inter-
cepted by any obstruction, and by an ef-
ncient fog horn, TO be sounded by me-
chanical means, and also with an efficient
beg.
In fog. mist or falling snow, or heavy
transforms, whether by day or night, the
following signals are TO be used:
(a) A steam vessel having way upon her
shall sound az intervals OF not more than
two minutes a prolonged blast.
90 A steam vessel 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 be-
tween.
(c) A sailing vessel under way shall
sound, al intervals Of not more than one
minute when on the atarboard tack one
blast; when on the port tack two blasts
Ia succession, and when with the wind
abaft the beam three blasts IN succession
Cd vessel when al anchor shall. at In
tervals OF not more than one minute, ring
the bell rapidly for about Ave seconds
teJ A vessel when towing a vessel en-
ployed IN laying or IN picking up a tele-
graph cable, and o vessel unable to get out
or the way Of an approaching vessel
through being not under command, shall
sound three blasts m succession al inter-
walls OF not more than two minutes. one
prolonged blast, followed by two short
blasts. A vessel towed may give this sig
nal and she shall not give any other SAIL
Ing vessels and boats OF less than twen-
~ tons shall not be obliged 20 give the
aforementioned signals. but " they do
not. they shall make some other efficient
sound signal AT intervals OF not more than
one minute.
Every vessel oyertaking any other shal