Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-09
ADDITIONAL RULES
FORUSE Of CANAL
Showing What Can Go Through
Waterway and How II Can
be Done.

Colonel EARL. Brown. United States
Engineer, District OF Delaware. today
announced additional rules and re1u-
iations governing the use. administra-
tion and navigation OF the Chesapeake
and Delaware canal.
According TO the new regulations. |
under no circumstances will boats
drawing over 90 feet OF water be per-
mitted to enter the locks.
All boats OF whatever character,
conveying high explosives shall carry.
in addition to the regular lights. n red
nag In the day time and red light
at night The signals must be placed
so as to be visible from. both fore md
aft. Commercial statistics OF the
loading OF every boat shall be furnish
ed the inspector. at the canal ONCE,
at the entrance lock-. In writing upon
blanks provided for the purpose, and
shall include the information concern
Ing the passengers and cargo specified
on the blank. No boat or craft OF any
kind shall be permitted TO proceed
through the canal until such statistics
have been furnished.
No vessel in any part of>the canal
shall exceed In speed the rate OF four
and one-half miles per hour. Upon
approaching and passing through the
dravbridges, all vessels shall slncken
speed TO two miles per hour or less. II
necessary 10 pass through the bridges
without coliding with II or Its tenders.
| Steamers and power boats must stop
] their engines on coming to and pass
ing through the several drawbridges,
and the gates and mitre slls OF the
locks. In the narrow parts OF the
waterway. all vessels upon approach
ing other vessels or craft proceeding
In an opposite direction or tied to the
bank, shall slacken speed to not ex-
: ceedng two miles per hour. so as 10
allow them to pass In safety without
collision.
The new regulations further point
out that a boat desiring lockage shall
signal whom within n reasonable dis
tance OF the lock, by three blasts of
the whistle and shall await similar
{ signal from the loqkmaster before APP
{ preaching the lock entrance so closely
I as to prevent entrance OF other craft
Y a boat desiring to pass drawbridge
( shall signal when within reasonable
c distance of the bridge by one long
: blast OF the whistle. which will he
: answered by the bridge tender with
a white flag by day and n white lam
g tern by' night In case the bridge can
K be opened Immediately, or with a
g red flag by day and red light b,
night in case of accident or other
: contingency necessitatine delay ir
$ opening the bridge: in the latter case
: a white flag or lantern viii be dis.
!, played as soon as the bridge Is ready
q to be opened. Craft must await open.
:, ing of the draw and signal from tho
y draw tender TO proceed before at
: tempting to pass the drawbridge.
Navigation signals in the water
ways shall be in accordance with tn,
Federal rules and regulations for pre-
= l,venting collisions, applicable to tn,
:. locality.
: Rats and tows must give the chan
= mel side demanded by a proper signal
a and must be handled in such a man
> ner as not to obstruct or interfere wit
? the free use of the canal by othe
>, craft
q Ordinarily, the boats or tows ar
d irving at the lock shall take prec
edence in the order OF their arriva
le but in all cases boats and barges be
Of longing to the United States, or EN-
" ployed upon public work, shall hav
lg precedence over all others; passenge
a boats shall have precedence owe
I'd freight boats; boats carrying perish
able cargoes and those running o
ne regular schedule shall have prec
d. edence over other freight boats, an
D. vessels over rafts
ks Small craft will not be granted sci
to arate lockage when larger boats al
IN. awaiting lockaxe. They will usual
ne be required to lock through with 9th,
OF boats. In case there are no 9th,
e boats to be locked through within
80 reasonable time. small boats may
hs individually locked. Small boats W
~ not be detained longer than two hou
'e and thirty minutes awaiting locksl
except in case OF emergency. Raj
shall be entitled TO one lockage in 4
order of their arrival, except whe
there are two or more RATS togeth
,ar at a lock. in which case no part OF
!, raft shall pass the lock until the who
&c of the raft or RATS preceding It sh;
Of have passed. When craft of ecu
zen precedence simultaneously approach
by lock from opposite directions the ea
nan bound craft shall ordinarily be entitl
ms 10 the first lockage, but in all cas-
ded the order In entering the lock shall
determined by the lockmaster.
lin Only persons employed by (
The United States for the purpose Will
was