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 326 -rirrvrinsr CONGRESS. sm. 1. on. sez. mo. more than two minutes, two rolonged blasts with her whistle or siren, followed by ringing her hell; or, if a sailing-vessel, at intervals gf not moreilthaipgpne minute, two blasts with her fog-horn, followed y rmging er. V•¤¤¤¥*¤¤¤ww!¤z- (f ) A vessel when towing shall, instead of the signals prescribed in subdivisions (a) and Sc) of this article at intervals of not more than two minutes, soun three blasts in succession, namely, one pro- V¤¤¤¤¤ *¤*¤¤· longed blast followed:-y two short blasts. A vessel towe may give this signal and she sh not give any other. _ gum-vessel with- (g) A steam-vessel wishing to indicate to another “The way is off °·nY£},;.,¤,_ my vessel, you may feel ylour way past me," may sound three blasts in successécint namely, s ort, long, short, with intervals of about s . ·_’1:1¢sr•vh4=¤b1¤v¤~> Onfh-efliressglzihgloygi in laying or picking up a telegraph cable sha, on hearing the fog-signa of an approaching vesse , sound in answer three prolonged blasts in succession. Jjfhefgkmw (i) A vessel under way, which is unable to get out of the way of an approaching vessel t rough being not under command, or unable to maneuver as required by these rules, shall, on hearing the fogsignal of an approaching vessel, sound in answer four short blasts in succession. °¤*'¤*¤ ¤¤*¤¢'¤· Sailing vessels and boats of less than twent tons gross tonnage shall not be obliged to give the above-mentioned signals, but, if they dp noit, they sign make sonije other emcient sound-s1gnal at intervals 0 no more one mmu e. fomtd nhivs in srmm or smrs T0 BE MODERATE IN FOG, AND so FORTH. ` '°*¤°'•¤“¤°¤°•*•'" ART. 16. Every vessel shall in a fo mist, falling snow, or heavy °t°°°°°M°f°“'°t°` rain·storms, go at a moderate, xeed, hhving careful regard to the existing circumstances and con tions. g _ A steam vessel hearing, apparently forward of her beam, the fogmp engsnatste. signal of a vessel the position of which IB not ascertained shall, so Er as the cijrcunigances of thel gase adnpt, pflop her engines, and en naviga e wi caution unti anger o co `sion is over. -_,n$,B°;*¤¤•¤¤¤“*°¢ Srmmnme AND SAILING Remus. PRELIMINARY—RISK OF COLLISION.  °* Risk of collision can, when circumstances permit, be ascertained by carefully watching the compass bearing o an approachingl ves- K iehd If gin? bearipg oes not appreciably change, such risk s ould e eem 0 exis . °f.}*.’,L°° °‘ “°"°”°° ART. l'?'. When two sailing vessels are approaching one another, Two MH; new so as to involve risk of collision, one of them shall keep out of the 2-.E’,,‘{{,‘§.T° “* °"° way of the other, as follows, namely: (a) IA yesisel wlnchlis rpxéning free shall keep out of the way of a vesse w ic 1scose· aue . (bil A vessel which is close-hauled on the port tack shall keep out of the way of a vessel which is close-haule on the starboard tack. (c) When both are running free, with the wind on different sides, the vepsal wlgph has the wind on the port side shall keep out of the way 0 e 0 er. e (d) When both are running free, with the wind on the same side, ’ the    to thedwindward shall keep out of the way of the vesse w c IS o eewar . _ th(e) tit. vessel yvhich has the wind aft shall keep out of the way of e o er vesse . m§,‘{_g_’;‘f,‘dm°;L'°“°“ ART. 18. When two steam-vessels are meeting end on, or nearly end on, so as to involve risk of collision, each shall alter her course to starboard, so that each may pass on the port side of the other.