The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-26
RULES GOVERNING
SAILING Of SHIPS
INTO WAR ZONE

Rules governing the sailing of YES
sells to the war zone are printed in
the Official Bulletin as follows:
Secretary McAdoo announces that,
with a view of minimizing the. haZ
ard to vessels trading to or from all
ports to Europe and ports on the
Mediterranean coast of Africa, and
vice versa, the following require
ments will be insisted upon as to all
vessels sailing to the above named
destinations on and after October /
1. Arming.-All vessels must be
armed in accordance with the recon-
mendation of the Navy Department,
or in event of the Navy Department
being unable to furnish such arma-
ment, the vessel owners must furnish
to the Bureau of War-Risk Insur-
ance satisfactory evidence that such
armament has been applied for and
can not at the time be supplied.
The bureau will charge an addi-
tional rate of l per cent. on each voy-
age on vessels failing to comply with
This requirement.
Painting of Vessels.
2. Regulations affecting visibility:
(a) Each vessel shall be painted
in accordance with one of the sys-
TENS that are recommended by the
chajrmen of the naval consulting
board and the ship protection coin-
mittee of the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration, as approved by the Bureau
of War-Risk Insurance. In forma-
tion relative to these various methods
of painting. and how the painting can
be arranged for, will be furnished up
on application by the Bureau of War,
Risk Insurance, Treasury Depart
ment, Washington, y, c.
1t is to be understood that ship
owners are free to select any one of
the approved methods for their own
use. Should a ship owner desire to
follow his own method it must first
be submitted TO and receive the ap-
proval of the chairman of the naval
consulting board, II Broadway, New
York City.
Upon completion the shipowner
must furnish the collector of customs
at the loading port with a certificate
from the party performing the work,
certifying that the work has been
performed and containing all neces-
sary information.
Upon the collection the shipowner
must furnish the collector of customs
at the loading port with certificate
from the party performing the work
certifying that the work has beer
re!formed and containing all neces-
sary information.
Use of Smokeless Fuel.
(b) Coal-Fach steamer at tmr
of sailing from the United States
must carry a sufficient supply of ap
proved smokeless fuel 10 carry hel
for not less than two daylight per
,ods. this coal to he used during the
daylight runs while within the sub
marine zone. Any steamer which is
equipped with an approved system
whereby the vessel may be operated
without the emission Of visible smoke
from her stack shall he relieved from
the above requirement.
(c) Smoke Screen-All vessel
operating through the submarine
zone must carry on deck one dozel
approved smoke boxes which viii
evolve smoke when thrown over
board.
Vessels must obtain from the col
lector of customs a certificate tha
all the requirements under the head
ing of No. ? have been complied with
In event of the failure to obtai'
such a certificate the bureau viii
charge an additional premium of one
half of one per cent for each voyage
The bureau reserves the right t
decline to insure vessels whose own
ers have not in the opinion of tn
bureau made a satisfactory effort
comply with these requirements.