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 FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. C11. 802. 1890. 325 brqken light visible all around the horizon at a distance of least one mi e. A vessel of one hundred and fifty feet or upwards in length, when iso rea or more in at anchor, shall carry in the forward part o the vessel, at a height l°"g“* of not less than twenty and not exceeding forty feet above the hull, one such light, and at or near the stern of the vessel, and at such a height that it shall be not less than fifteen feet lower than the forward light, another such light. The length-of a vessel shall e deemed to be the length appearing length governeiby in her oertiicate of registry. nun"' ‘A vessel aground in or near a fair-way shall carr the above light n6`f_r°*;¤jiL§v§3'j;,*m*“¤°’ or lights and the two red lightgfprescribed by article four (a). ` ART. 12. Every vessel may,necessary in order to attract atten- naaitiomiiigua and tion, in addition to the lights which she is by these rules required  wm ”°°°°’ to carry, show_ a flare-up ight or use anytdetonating signal that can not be mistaken for a distress signal. ART. 13. Nothing in these rules shall interfere with the operation ships of im, md of any special rules made by the Government of any nation with °°“0,,',‘?,’§;, ,,,,;,0,,,,% respect to additional station and signal-lights for two or more ships •**¤·· gggeuogg ge of war or for vessels sailin under convoy, or with the exhibition of Siler-zeréu with ny recogpition signals adopted by ship-owners, which have been author- "‘°°"“‘“* iaeldedy their respective Governments and duly registered and pub- 1S. Axvr. 14. A steam-vessel proceeding under sail only but having her Steamwenel mm funnel up, shall carry in day-time, forward, where it can best be “{’,,‘§§é§,°f_· seen, one black ball or shape two feet in diameter. SOUND s1eN.u..s ron Foo, Ann so roirru. mgiigg nznnii for Amr. 15. All signals prescribed by this article for vessels under way shall be given: 1. By " steam-vessels " on the whistle or siren. "S*¤¤¤¤ *¤·¤¤¤¤·" 2. By "sailing vessels and vessels towed " on the fog-horn. v "S¤l;¤ifi¤§¤i5g=L¤ and The words " prolonged blast ” used in this article shallmean a blast °;T§,..i.i’§` of np,-,,. of from four to six seconds’ duration. *°"¤°“ *"°“°·" A steam-vessel shall be provided with an efficient whistle or siren, sound mszmmenw sounded by steam or by some substitute for team, so placed that '?,€,,,,,*§,,L’°,,1,'f‘°“ °P the sound may not be intercepted by any obstruction, and with an efjcient fog-horn, to be sounded by mechanical means, and also with an efficient bell. glu all cases where the rules require a bell to be Bubsucnwsonriukused a drum may e substituted ou board Turkish vessels, or a ong "' ““° °'“““ '°“‘°“‘ where such artic es are used on board small sea-going vessels.? A sailing vessel of twenty tons gross tonnage or upward shall be pro- mgsjigigggggek nf =¤> vided with a similar fog-horn and bell. ‘ In fog, mist, falling snow, or heavy rainstorms, whether by day 1>ny_¤¤d night fos, or night, the signals escribed in this article shall be used as fo lows, °°°" ""'“"" viz: - (a) A steam-vessel having way upon her shall sound, at intervals wfwam-v¤;_s¤<>1n¤vi¤s of not more than two minutes, a prolonged blast. y°°°° °r‘ (b) A steam-vessel under way, but stopped, and having no way Steam-vessei under upon her, shall sound, at intervals of not more than two minutes, ""*"“° “°°*"’°°·°‘°· tivo prolonged blasts, with an interval of about one second between t em. (c) A sailing vessel under way shall sound, at intervals of not more Sailing vessel under than one minute, when on the starboard tack one blast, when on the W'"' port tack two blasts in succession, and when with the wind abaft the eam three blasts in succession (d) A vessel when at anchor shall, at intervals of not more than Vcsseint nnchorone minute, ring the bell rapidly for about live seconds. (e) A vessel at anchor at sea,_when not in ordinary anchorage V¢¤€c¤1¤¤ nndwr •* ground,. and when in such a position as to be an obstruction to ves- °°°’ ° ' sels under way, shall sound, if a steam-vessel, at intervals of not