The New Rules of the Road at Sea, Being the Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1897J.D. Potter, 1897 - 87 pages |
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... Rules as have been dealt with by decisions of the Courts in cases arising under such of the old Rules as are similar in language to the new Rules . I have thought that these notes would assist mariners more readily to grasp the effect ...
... Rules as have been dealt with by decisions of the Courts in cases arising under such of the old Rules as are similar in language to the new Rules . I have thought that these notes would assist mariners more readily to grasp the effect ...
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... Rules shall be followed by all vessels upon the high seas and in all waters connected therewith , navigable by sea - going vessels . In the following Rules ... Old Rules . By the Merchant Shipping Act , 1894 , section 742 , of which Act these ...
... Rules shall be followed by all vessels upon the high seas and in all waters connected therewith , navigable by sea - going vessels . In the following Rules ... Old Rules . By the Merchant Shipping Act , 1894 , section 742 , of which Act these ...
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Hubert Stuart Moore. RULES CONCERNING LIGHTS . ART . 2 of the upper one . The vertical distance between these lights shall be less than the horizontal distance . This Article differs from the corresponding Article in the old Rule in ...
Hubert Stuart Moore. RULES CONCERNING LIGHTS . ART . 2 of the upper one . The vertical distance between these lights shall be less than the horizontal distance . This Article differs from the corresponding Article in the old Rule in ...
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... old Rules , is in force until such time as the forthcoming Order in Council shall change it . It has been further added to and amended by Orders in Council as follows : - As regards [ British ] steam vessels engaged in trawling [ in the ...
... old Rules , is in force until such time as the forthcoming Order in Council shall change it . It has been further added to and amended by Orders in Council as follows : - As regards [ British ] steam vessels engaged in trawling [ in the ...
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... old Rule . Two additional signals are introduced , viz . : - i . Two prolonged blasts for steam vessels under way , but not moving through the water ; and ii . A long blast followed by two short blasts for vessels towed and towing ...
... old Rule . Two additional signals are introduced , viz . : - i . Two prolonged blasts for steam vessels under way , but not moving through the water ; and ii . A long blast followed by two short blasts for vessels towed and towing ...
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Common terms and phrases
abaft the beam additional light Admiralty anchor approaching Article 21 Batavier best be seen blasts to mean Capt Charles Shadwell Charts circumstances close-hauled collisions at sea command compass constructed distance drift nets fairway flare-up light green and red green light Howard Collins hull Inner Temple intervals involve risk keep her course Khedive L.J. Adm lantern least 2 miles lights mentioned look-out Lord Herschell masthead light mentioned in Article navigation Old Rules Order in Council overtaken ship overtaking vessel pilot vessel pilotage points abaft port side port tack precautions prevent collision red light right ahead risk of collision ROAD AT SEA round the horizon RULES CONCERNING LIGHTS running free SAILING RULES sailing ship sailing vessel screens short blasts show the lights SOUND SIGNALS starboard side starboard tack steam vessel steamer steamship STEERING AND SAILING stern Stuart Moore trawler trawling unbroken light vessel towed visible all round
Popular passages
Page 44 - 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.
Page 82 - My engines are going at full speed astern." NO VESSEL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES TO NEGLECT PROPER PRECAUTIONS. ART. 29. Nothing in these rules shall exonerate any vessel or the owner or master or crew thereof from the consequences of any neglect to carry lights or signals, or of any neglect to keep a proper lookout, or of the neglect of any precaution which may be required by the ordinary practice of seamen or by the special circumstances of the case.
Page 76 - ... (c) A sailing vessel under way shall sound, at intervals of not more than one minute, when on the starboard tack one blast, when on the port tack two blasts in succession, and when with the wind abaft the beam three blasts in succession.
Page 79 - ... other; in other words, to cases in which by day each vessel sees the masts of the other in a line or nearly in a line with her own, and by night to cases in which each vessel is in such a position as to see both the side lights of the other.
Page 33 - 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 cannot be mistaken for a distress signal.
Page 65 - In the following Rules every steam vessel which is under sail and not under steam is to be considered a sailing vessel, and every vessel under steam, whether under sail or not, is to be considered a steam vessel. The word " steam vessel " shall include any vessel propelled by machinery. A vessel is
Page 68 - Each of these lights shall be of the same construction and character, and shall be carried in the same position as the white light mentioned in article 2 (a), excepting the additional light, which may be carried at a height of not less than 14 feet above the hull.
Page 73 - A vessel which is being overtaken by another shall show from her stern to such last-mentioned vessel a white light or a flare-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, fitted, and screened that it shall throw an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of...
Page 82 - When vessels are in sight of one another, a steam vessel under way in taking any course authorized or required by these rules shall indicate that course by the following signals on her whistle or siren, namely: One short blast to mean, " I am directing my course to starboard.
Page 66 - A steam vessel when under way shall carry — (a) On or in front of the foremast, or if a vessel without a foremast, then in the fore...