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 890 PROCLAMATIUNS. Ne, is. R¤E¤l%*i0¤¤ to PW RESERVATION OF RULES FOR HARBORS AND INLAND NAVIGATION. vent collisions at sea- Commuem ART. 30. Nothing in these rules shall interfere with the operation of a. special rule, duly made by local authority, relative to the navigation of any harbor, river, or inland waters. Distress signals. DISTRESS SIGNALS. P0-vi, p- 891. ART. 31. \Vhen a vessel is in distress and requires assistance from other vessels or from the shore, the following shall be the signals to be used or displayed by her, either together or separately, namely: In the day time- First. A gun fired at intervals of about a minute; Second. The International Code signal of distress indicated by N C; · Third. The distance signal, consisting of a square flag, having either above or_ below it a ball or anything; resembling a ball; ° Fourth. Rockets or shells as prescribed below for use at night; Fifth. A continuous sounding with any fog-signal apparatus. At night- ‘ One. A gun fired at intervals of about a minute; _ Two. Flames on the vessel (as from a burning tar-barrel, oil-barrel, and so forth); Three. Rockets or shells, bursting in the air with a. loud report and throwing stars of any color or description, fired one at a time at short intervals; Four. A continuous sounding with any fog-signal apparatus. Sec. 2. That all laws or parts of laws inconsistent with the foregoing regulations for preventing collisions at sea for the navigation of all public and private vessels of the United States upon the high seas, and in all waters connected therewith navigable by sea-going vessels, are hereby repealed. Sec. 3. That this act shall take edect at a time to be fixed by the President by proclamation issued for that purpose. vn. za, p. s2. And whereas an act of Congress entitled "An, Act To amend _ an Act approved August nineteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety, entitled ‘An Act to adopt regulations for preventing collisions _ at sea,"’ was approved May 28, 1894, the said act being in the following words: Vol-26, p·322· Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That article seven of the Act approved August nineteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety, entitled "An Act to adopt regulations for preventing collisions at sea," be amended to read as follows: Lights °¤ Small "ART. 7. Steam vessels of less than forty, and vessels under ours or sails of less than "°;’,“°;“' ,86 twenty tons gross tonnage, respectively, and rowing boats, when under way, shall n e' p`not he required to carry the lights mentioned in article two (n), (b), and (0), but if they do not carry them they shall be provided with the following lights: " First. Steam vessels of less than forty tons shall carry- "(a) In the fore part of the vessel, or on or in front of the funnel, where it can best be seen, and at a height above the gunwale of not less than nine feet, n bright white light constructed and fixed as prescribed in article two (a), and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least two miles. " (b) Green and red sidedights constructed and lixed as prescribed in article two (b) and (c), and of such at character as to be visible at a distance of at least one mile, or a combined lantern showing a green light and u. red light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on their respective sides. Such lanterns shall be carried not less than three ieet below the white light. “ Second. Small steainboats, such as are carried by sengoing vessels, may carry the white light at a less height than nine feet above the gnnwale, but it shall be carried above the combined lantern mentioned in subdivision one (b). "'I`hird. Vessels under oars or sails of less than twenty tons shall have ready at hand a lantern with n. green glass on one side and a red glass on the other, which, on the approach of or to other vessels, shall be exhibited in sufficient time to prevent collision, so that the green light shall not he seen on the port side nor the red light on the starboard side. "Fourth. Rowing boats, whether under oars or sail, shall have ready at hand a lantern showing a white light which shall be temporarily exhibited in snihcient time to prevent collision. "The vessels referred to in this article shall not be obliged to carry the lights prescribed by article four (a) and article eleven, last paragraph." Fishing vessels. That article nine be hereby repealed. Ama v· 886- That article twenty-one be amended to read as follows: $;‘f’é8l’·8%, "Article twenty-one. Where, by any of these rules, one of two vessels is to keep `p`out of the way the other shall keep her course and speed. " Noi"!}. —\Vhen, in consequence of thick weather or other causes, such vessel finds herself so close that collision can not be avoided by the action of the giving-way vessel alone, she also shall take such action as will best aid to avert collision." (See articles twenty-seven and twentymine.)