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 60 THIR'1`Y—EIGHTH CONGRESS. Ssss. I. Ch. 69. 1864. other sailing-vessels, but shall carry a white light at the masthead, visible all round the horizon, and shall also exhibit a iiare·up light every fifteen minutes. LIGHTS E0}: 1·*1sHING—vEssELs AND BOATS. Lights for ash- ARTICLE 9. Open Hshing-boats and other open boats shall not be rel”€·"°’SS*>lS and quired to carry side lights required for other vessels, but shall, if they do Mm" not carry such lights, carry a lantern having a green slide on the one side and a red slide on the other side, and on the approach of or to other vessels, such lantern shall be exhibited in sufficient time to prevent collision, so that the green light shall not be seen on the port side, nor the red light on the starboard side. Fishing-vessels and open boats when at anchor, or attached to their nets and stationary, shall exhibit a bright white light. Fishing-vessels and open boats shall, however, not be prevented from using a flare-up in addition, if considered expedient. RULES GOVERNING FOG-SIGNALS. FOG·SIGNALS. _R¤leg {0,- {Og. ARTICLE 10. Whenever there is a fog, whether by day or night, the ¤*g¤¤lS· fog-signals described below shall be carried and used, and shall be sounded at least every Eve minutes, viz:- (tz) Steamships under way shall use a steam-whistle placed before the funnel, not less than eight feet from the deck. (6) Sailing-ships under way shall use a. fog—horn. (c) Steamships and sailing-ships when not under way shall use a bell. Steering and STEERING AND SAILING RULES. sailing ru es. TWO SAILINC.-smrs MEETING. Iwo sailing- ARTICLE 11. If two sailing-ships are meeting end on, or nearly end S*“P’ m°°*“‘59 on, so as to involve risk of collision, the helms of both shall be put to port, so that each may pass on the port side of the other. TWO SAILING-SHIPS Cnossme. Two ailing_ ARTICLE 12. When two sailing-ships are crossing so as to involve risk ships crossing. of collision, then, if they have the wind on diiferent sides, the ship with the wind on the port side shall keep out of the way of the ship with the wind on the starboard side, except in the case in which the ship with the wind on the port side is close-hauled, and the other ship free, in which case the latter ship shall keep out of the way. But if they have the wind on the same side, or if one of them has the wind aft, the ship'which is to windward shall keep out of the way of the ship which is to leeward. TWO SHIPS UNDER STEAM MEETING. Tw., ships ARTICLE 13. If two ships under steam are meeting end on, or nearly ¤¤d<;!' steam end on, so as to involve risk of collision, the helms of both shall be put to m°° mg’ port, so that each may pass on the port side of the other. TWO SHIPS UNDER STEAM CROSSING. Two ships ARTICLE 14. If two ships under steam are crossing so as to involve ¤¤d¤? Sfwu risk of collision, the ship which has the other on her own starboard Side °r°”mg' shall keep out of the way of the other. SAILING-SHIP AND SHIP UNDER STEAM. Sailing-ship ARTICLE 15. If two ships, one of which is a sailing·ship and the other and ship under a steamship, are proceeding in such directions as to involve risk of col- “°"““· hsion, the stcamship shall keep out of the way of the sailing-ship.