Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 28.djvu/1275

 PROCLAMATIONS. N 0. 13. 1253 _ (c) Vessels and boats when line-fishing with their lines out and attached to their R¤z¤l¤*·i•>¤¤ to pre hues, and when not at anchor or stationary, shall carry the same lights as vessels '°“‘9°m°i°¤¤**¤¤•— fishing with drift-nets. C°“’"'“°d· _ (d) Fishing vessels and tishing boats may at any time use a flare-up light in addition to the lights which they are by this article required to carry and show. All Hare—up lights exhibited by a vessel when trawling or fishing with any kind of dragnet shall e shown at the after part of the vessel, excepting that if the vessel is hanging by the stern to her iishing gear, they shall be exhibited from the bow. _(e) Every iiehing vessel and every boat when at anchor shall exhibita white light vmible all around the horizon at a. distance of at least one mile. . (f) If a vessel or boat when iishing becomes stationary in consequence of her gear getting fast to a rock or other obstruction she shall show the light and make the fogfigpal prescrilgegl for avessel at anchor, respectively. (See article fifteen (d) (e) and as paragrap . (g) In thg, mist, falling snow, or heavy rain·storms driftmet vessels attached to their nets, and vessels when trawling, dredging, or iishing with any kind of dragnet, and vessels line-fishing with their lines out shall, if of twenty tons gross tounage or upwards, respectively, at intervals of not more than one minute make a blast; if steamweesels with the whistle or siren, and if sailing-vessels with the fog-hom, each blast to be followed by ringing the bell. (11) Sailing vessels or boats tishiug with nets or lines or tmwls, when under way, shall in daytime indicate their occupation to an approaching vessel by displaying a basket or other edicient si al, where it can best be seen. The vessels referred to in gs article shall not he obliged to carry the lights prescribed by article four (a) and article eleven, last paragraph. ART. 10. A vessel which is being overtaken by another shall show from her stem to such last—mentioued vessel a w ite light or a t1are—up light. The white light required to be shown by this article may be fixed and carried in a lantern, but in such case the lantern shall be so constructed, iitted, and screened that it shall throw an unbroken light over an are of the horizon of twelve points of the compass, namely, for six points from right nit on each side of the vessel, so as to be visible at a distance of at least one mile. Such light shall be curriedas nearly as practicable on the same level as the side-lights. ART. 11. A vessel under one hundred and fifty feet in length, when at anchor, shall carry forward, where it can best be seen, but at a height not exceeding twenty feet above the hull, a white light in a lantern so constructed as to show as clear, uniform, and unbroken light visible all around the horizon at a distance of least one m1 e. A vessel of one hundred and fifty feet or upwards in length, when at anchor, shall carry in the forward part of the vessel, at a height of not less than twenty and not exceeding forty feet above the hull, one such light, and at or near the stem 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. fThe length of a vessel shall be deemed to be the length appearing in her certificate o re 'st. A élassel aground in or near a fair-way shall carry the above light or lights and the two red lights prescribed by article four (a). ART. 12. Every vessel may, if necessary in order to attract attention, in addition to the lights which she is by these rules required to carry, show a flare-up light or use any detonating signal that can not be mistaken for a distress signal. ART. 13. Nothing in these rules shall interfere with the operation of any special rules made by the Government of any nation with respect to additional station und signal-lights for two or more ships of war or for vessels sailing under convomr with the exhibition of recognition signals adopted by sl1i_p—owners, which have n · authorized by their respective Governments and duly registered and published. ART. 14. A steam-vessel proceeding under sail only but having her unnel up, shall carry in daytime, forward, where it can beet be seen, one blac ball or shape two feet in diameter. sovxrv smNAr.s run FOG, Asn so FORTH. Y0!. ¤¢¢·.¤iE¤¤l¤· ART. 15. All signals prescribed by this article for vessels under way shall be given: 1. By "sten.m-vessels" on the Whistle or siren. 2. By "sailing vessels and vessels towed " on the fog-horn. The words “ prolonged blast" used in this article shall mean a blast of from four to six seconds' dumtion. A steam-vessel shall be provided with an eflicient whistle or siren, sounded by steam or by some substitute for steam, so placed that the sound may not be intercepted by any obstruction, and with an etiicient fog-hom, to be sounded by mechanical means, and also with an efficient bell. [In all cases where the rules require a bell to be used a drum may be substituted on board Turkish vessels, or apoug where ` such articles are used on board small sea- going vessels ] A sailing vesse of twenty tons gross tonnage or upward shall be provided with a similar fog»horn and bell. Iu fog, mist, falling snow, or heavy rzninstorms, whether by day or night, the signals described in this article shall be used as follows, viz:, (a) A steam-vessel having way upon her shall sound, at intervals of not more than two minutes, a prolonged blast.