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 322 FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 802. 1890. mZ§ ¤°° “'*d°*' ART. 4. (a) A vessel which from any accident is not under com. wnaeugm. mand shall carry at the same height as a white light mentioned in swumuumum- article two (a), where they can best be seen, and if a steam-vessel in °°'·1-w°{’,“$‘j,g;,,,_ lieu of that ight, two red lights, in avertical line one over the other, vssausmy. not less than six feet apart, and of such a character as to be visible all around the horizon at a distance of at least two miles; and shall Day signals- by day carry in a vertical line one over the other, not less than six _·1*w¤b1mkb•¤s feetapartf vxhereltheytcan best be seen, two black balls or shapes, eac wo ee in iame er. _d'1j¤¤¤sr¤¤h¤•¤l¤*¤¤- (lf) A vessel employed in laying or in picking up a telegraph cable Nmtugm, sha carry m the same position as the white light mentioned in ' article two (a), and if a steam-vessel in lieu of that ight, three liglhts in a vertical line one over the other not less than six eet apart. he highest and lowest of these lights shall be red, and the middle light shall be white, and they shall be of such a character as to be visdile nsyapne. all around the horizon, at a distance of at least two miles,. By day she shall carry in a vertical line, one over the other, not less than six feet apart, where they can best be seen, three shapes not less than two feet m diameter, of which the highest and lowest shall be gllobular  slhjape and red in color, and the middle one diamond in s a an w e. 8h§)i_g_¤g¤¤:;hy wl iw (56 The vessels referred to in this article,_when not making way ny. througlliuthe water, shall not carry the side-lights, but when making way s carry them. _ _ _ mg?¤*¤¢| of, ¤•¥•¤¤ gg The hghts and shapes required to be shown by this article are to taken by other vessels as signals that the vessel showing them IS not under command and can not therefore get out of the way. ’“’°‘”“"""‘““ &.Zf£‘t$.“§£g”§{‘.“c£2€g¤“°n“ .”‘é.?‘.‘2.’£.1’.?..iZ.‘?.“.i°i1£’. ?.£S‘£’“ ».;.t?““£..€.°"“i"“g' '£5¤`:d2>_;“¤**:§ An·1•. 5. Atgailing velssgbsunder way bszréybvessei   tgwed. maven;shallcarry esame g asareprescri ya ce oora.
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wyglulégggé? Anr. 6. Whenever, as in the case of smrdh vessels under way dur- Ying bad weather, the green and red side-lights can not be fixed, wig‘¢l;*$y¤*gg **8**** these lights shall be kept at hand, lighted and ready for use; and 'shall, on the approach o _ or to other vessels, be exhibited on their respective sides in suffic1ent_t1me to prevent collision, in such manner as to make them most visible, and so that the green light shall not be seen on the port side nor the red light on the starboard side, nor, if pragticable, more than two points a aft the beam on their respect-. 1ve S1 es. b9PI(>_r;_{·g_•;_¤¤¢¢¤¤*¤ To make the use of these portable lights more certain and easy the lanterns containing them shall each be painted outside with thecokir of the light they respectively contain, and shall be provided wi proper screens. Anr. 7. Steam-vessels of less than forty, and vessels under oars or im can or- um, tm- sails of less than twenty tons, gross tonnage, respectively, when und'" """· der way, shall not be o litged to carry the ights mentioned in articlem¥;g°¤c·;u;gg¤¤ *¤¤¥ twdo (a)   and   but i 1 they do not carry them they shall be prev1ew1 eoowingig s: m§;°j,g¤_;,;°§';;': ‘°" First. Steam-vessels of less than forty tons shall carry- rmm um. (a) In the fore rt of the vessel, or on or in front o the funnel, where it can bestq; seen, and at a height above the gunwale of not ‘ _ less than nine feet, a bright white light constructed and fixed as  in agtizélia tvQot(a), anfl of such a character as to be visible a a sanceo a eas womies. Side lights. ew- _ (b) Green and red side—lights constructed and fixed as prescribed in article two (b) and (c), and of such a character as to be visible at combines lantern. a distance of at least one mile, or a combined lantern showing a green light and a red light from right ahead to two points abaft the-