The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-09
BY AUTHORITY
PORT REGULATIONS OF THE TER.
RlToRY OF HAWAI-
Adopted BY
THE BOARD OF HARBoR COMMITS
SIONERS,
February %, 1912.

1. All vesrels that may enter any
port of the Territory Of Hawaii shall
be anchored as designated by the Har-
bormaster, and moved from one an
chorage to another as he may direct;
and no vessel, excepting interisland
coating vessels, shall leave its anchor
age or mooring, or any wharf, until
the commanding officer shall have re-
ceived the written permission Of the
Harbormaster
2. Assigning of berths to vessels at
wharves shall be under the direction
of the Harbormaster or his assistants.
Applications for berths must be
made of the Harbormaster except for
the vessels of such companies as have
been assigned preference berths, and
such applications must state the
length, draught of the vessel, kind Of
cargo and locality desired. Berths
will be assigned in the order of ap-
plication, provided, however, that YES
sells ready to discharge cargo shall
have preference right over those to
receive cargo.
3. Vessels must leave the berth
originally assigned, move to new
berth, or haul into the stream at their
own expense, when ordered by the
Harbormaster so to do. Upon failure
to obey any such order the Harbor-
master may cause such removal at the
expense of such vessel and owners.
4. No person, officer, sailor, deck
hand or employee Of any vessel or
company, shall make fast any rope,
chain or moorings, or means of moor
ing, to any dolphin, shed, post or part
Of any structure, and shall only make
fast any rope, chain or means of moor
ing to mooring piles, mooring bits
or rings provided for such purpose.
5. No person, officer, sailor, deck
hand or employee of any vessel or
company shall stretch mooring lines or
any lines across a slip to a wharf or
mooring without the prior permission
of the Harbormaster, and shall lower
or take in any such mooring line or
lines when directed by the Harbor-
master.
6. Any sailing vessel entering a
port shall, if so requested by the Har-
bormaster or any pilot, rig in their jib,
and spanker booms, and spritsail
yards, and top their lower and topsail
yards, within twenty-four hours after
anchoring in such port; and in all
cases before attempting to come along.
side Of, or make fast to any of the
docks or wharves, and keep them so
rugged in end topped until within
twenty-four hours before leaving the
harbor and until after removing from
any wharf or dock.
z. All vessels moored to any wharf
must have on board at least one per
son in charge, who has authority to
take action in an emergency, if the
same may be necessary, and to obey
any reasonable order that may be
given by the Harbormaster
8. No combustible materials, such
as pitch, tar, resin, or oil, shall be
heated on board of any vessel within
the harbors of the Territory of Ha.
wall, but all such combustible articles
shall be heated either on shore, or in
a boat, or on raft, at a reasonble
distance from the vessel, of which
} distance, the Harbormaster shall be
the Judge.
: 9. No substance that will sink, OF
, rubbish, garbage or refuse shall be
J thrown from any vessel into the har
bors or upon any wharf in the Ter
ritory of Hawaii, under the penalty as
herein provided.
10. Owners, masters and engineers
. of oil burning steamers, must no
pump bilges or discharge any waste OF
or fuel oil in any harbor of the Terri
tody of Hawaii, and the owners, mas
: ters and engineers of oil burning
| steamers, or oil burning transports
will be held responsible for any in
= fraction of this rule and subject tt
, the penalties as herein provided.
II. Owners of pipe lines or othe
. oil carriers whose equipment from
leaks or other causes, shall allow tn,
= discharge of oil into the harbors o
the Territory of Hawaii, shall be sub
j ject to the penalties as herein provid
ed.
, ~. When ballast, stone, coal, brick
ashes, cinders, dust, rubbish or othe
loose matter or loose material tina
will sink is being landed from an
vessel upon wharf, or being trans
ferred from one vessel to another
shah have a tarpaulin proper
stretched and spread, so as to pre-
vent any of the material handled froT
falling into the waters of the harbor.
10. No person or persons shall
throw or cause to be thrown, leave o
cause to be left, upon the shores o