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 648 FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. III. OH. 64. 1895. Vesselsintow. (b) Every vessel in tow of another vessel shall, at intervals of one minute, sound four bells on a good and efucient and properly placed bell as follows: By striking the bell twice in quick successgon, followed by a little longer interval, and then again striking twice in qu1ck·suc— cession (in the man ner in which four bells is struck in ind1cating time). Steamer with mm (c) A steamer with a raft in tow shall sound at intervals of not more than one minute a screeching or Modoc whistle for from three to five seconds. _ S=¤1i¤: v¤¤¤¤l¤· (cl) A sailing vessel under way and not in tow shall sound at intervals of not more than one minute- If on the starboard tack with wind forward of abeam, one blast of hcr_fog horn; If on the port tack with wind forward of the beam, two blasts of her fog horn; If she has the wind abatt the beam on either side, three blasts of her fog horn. vesms at nnchvr- (e) Any vessel at anchor and any vessel aground in or near a channel ‘ or fairway shall at intervals of‘not more than two minutes ring the bell rapidly for three to five seconds. S·¤¤¤r¤¤¤¤l¤ (f) Vessels of less than ten tons registered tonnage, 11ot being steam vessels, shall not be obliged to give the above-mentioned signals, but if they do not they shall make some other efficient sound signal at intervals of not more than one minute. uzrg1¤¤¤,¤¤¤¤·z-¤*¤·· (g) Produce boats, fishing boats, rafts, or other water craft navigat- ° ing by hand power or by the current of the river, or anchored or moored in or near the channel or fairway and not in any port, and not otherwise provided for in these rules, shall sound a fog horn, or equivalent signal, at intervals of not more than one minute. _ hB·;1·¤¤¤•},h;r¤¤d i¤ RULE 15. Every vessel shall, in thick weather, by reason of fog, mist, ° ‘° wufalling snow, heavy rain storms, or other causes, go at moderate speed. A steam vessel hearing, apparently not more than four points from right ahead, the fog signal of another vessel shall at once reduce her speed to bare steerageway, and navigate with caution until the vessels shall have passed each other. S*°°'*“¤"“‘”’“”¤· Srnnnmo Ann SAILING RULns. S¤*“"S "°°°°"· sumne vnssnns. ¤·>¤¤¤· RULE 16. When two sailing vessels are approaching one another so as to involve risk of collision one of them shall keep out of the way of the other, as follows, namely: (a) A vessel which is running free shall keep out of the way of a vessel which is closehauled. (b) A vessel which is closehauled on the port tack shall keep out of the way of a vessel which is closehauled on the starboard tack. (c) When both are running free, with the wind on different sides, the vessel which has the wind on the port side shall keep out of the way of the other. (d) When they are running free, with the wind on the same side, the vessel which is to windward shall keep out of the way of the vessel which is to leeward. Steam vessels. STEAM VESSELS· (E;;;? RULE 17. _When two steam vessels are meeting end on, or nearly Bild ` on, so as to involve risk of collision each shall alter her course to starboard, so that each shall pass on the port side of the other. C'°°°*"€· RULE_18. When two steam vessels are crossing so as to iuV0lV6 Tl8k of collision the vessel which has the other on her own starboard side shall keep out of the way of the other. .{¤¤¢i¤z¤¤¤i¤zr¢¤- _ RULE 19. When a steam vessel and a sailing vessel are proceeding ‘° in such directions as to involve risk of collision the steam vessel shall keep out of the way of the sailing vessel.