The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-10-07
Some Recent Rulings
In Marine Matters,

1He IOllOWlng OlclSlOnS OF interest
to marine men, upon questions which
have often been raised in this coun-
ty, have been announced at Washing
ton from the Office of the supervi-
sing Inspector of the steamboat in
spection service. The decisions are
all in accordance with the previous
understanding of officers of the Gus
toms and revenue marine service
here. The supervising inspector
says:
'sThe matter of whether the
operator Of a motor boat is re-
quired to be a citizen of the United
States having been under considera-
tion this Office has held that mo
person, unless native, or fully
naturalized citizen of the United
States. can hold a marine license of
any kind"
"The matter of whether infants
in arms, or small children, are pas
sengers within the meaning of the
act of Congress approved June 9,
1910, having been under considera-
tion, this Office stated "that on all
motor boats carrying passengers for
hire, one life-preserver of the sort
prescribed by the Board of Super
vising Inspectors must be provided
for every passenger carried, and
that Infants in arms or small chill
dren are considered as passengers"
"The Supervising Inspector of the
Second District, New York, having
requested instructions as to the pro-
per procedure in cases where per-
sons holding masters or first or Sec
ond-class pilots licenses, or chief or
assistant engineers licenses, apply
for operators licenses this office
stated in a letter dated August 20,
'tthat the law requires that no mo-
tor boat, while carrying passengers
for hire. shall be operated or navi-
gated except in charge Of a person
duly licensed for such service by the
local board Of inspectors.
In order to obtain the operators
license referred to, for which no ex-
animation is required, it would not
be proper or fair to require a person
holding a masters or first or second
class pilots license, or chief or as
sistant engineers license, to sur
render the same, but the practicable
way out of the situation would be to
issue an operators license to such
persons permitting them to retain
their masters, or first or second
class pilots license, or chief or as
sistant engineers license.
'"Of course, if the owner Of a
motor boat wishes to have licensed
master or pilot in charge OF, the
of the boat, and licensed
engineer in charge Of the engine,
this service has no objection, but in
spectors cannot require more than
the licensed operator referred to in
the law"
A definition having been requested
of the word passenger" within the
meaning of section 4465 R. S. U. s.,
and with particular reference as to
whether or not a child OF, say one
year old, is a passenger within the
meaning Of said section, the depart
ment, under date of August 70, adj
dressed the following letter to the
collector of customs at Grand haven,
Mich:
.sThe department is in receipt OF
your letters of the 9th apd 11th
insts., requesting definition OF the
word passenger" within the mean
ing of Section 4465, R. S. D. s., and
with particular reference as 70
whether or not a child Of. say one
year old, is passenger within the
meaning Of said section.
"In reply, you are advised tnat
every person who pays q stipulated
sum for his passage, or is on board
even free Of charge and has neither
interest in the cargo nor belongs 70
the ships crew, is passenger with
il the meaning of Section 4465, 4.
s. q IS. from which it follows that
every person is counted boarding
vessel as q passenger. whether II De
an adult or babe in arms.
What is claimed to be the biggest
sale Of fancy apples ever made IN
the Northwest has just been COM
pleted BY the Hood River Growers
Union which has transferred pracu-
caIly the entire crop Of fancy apples
to Steinhardt & Kelly, New York
commission men. The fruit involved
aogreaates between 10000 and
800, 900 boxes, Or over 400 carloads.
The Islander is in receipt OF let
ter from 4 gentleman IN Traverse
CITY. Michigan, who says he i de-
s;rous 81 rettine prices on small
fnrm ii this county one with build
inn snd some fruit.