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FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 802. 1890. 321 undeii steam, whether under sail or not, is to be considered a steam- ··smm.v•sse1.·· vesse . The word "steam-vessel" shall include any vessel propelled by wnmt··¤¤»m.vs¤»1·» machinery. m°*****°¤ A vesse is "under way " within the meaning of these rules when runner way." she is not at anchor, or made fast to the shore, or aground. RULES CONCERNING LIGHTS, AND so Forcru. ugI;g_£gc·¤¤¤¤¤mms _ The word " visible" in these rules when applied to lights shall Mcauinzor "visib1e.“ mean visible on a dark night with a clear atmosphere. ARTICLE 1. The rules concerning lights shall e complied with in m*’<>¤‘i<>d of compliall weathers from sunset to sunrise, a11d during such time no other °°‘ lights which may be mistaken for the prescribed lights shall be exhibited. A 1 d h H ) O I ART. 2. steam-vesse w en un er wa s a ca —(a n or in ° =*°°*¤¤·'¤* front of the foremast, or if a vessel withoiit a foreriligst, then in the °°l°°d°"°y` fore part of the vessel, at a height above the hull of not less than _ twenty feet, and if the breadth of the vessel exceeds twenty feet, then at a height above the hull not less than such breadth, so, however, that the light need not be carried at a greater height above the hull than forty feet, a bright white light, so constructed as to show wnmuguumma. an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of twenty oints of the _ compass, so fixed as to throw the light ten points on each side of the vessel, namely, from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on either side, and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at Visrwiwleast five miles. (b) On the starboard side a green light so constructed as to show Green night, mian unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of ten ints of the *’°°“*“*‘*"· -compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on the starboar side, and o such a character vmmmtv. as to be visible at a distance of at least two miles. ‘ (c) On the port side a red light so constructed as to show an un- me mgm, port sms. broken light over an arc of the horizon of ten points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on the port side, and of such a character as to e visible at vasamty. a distance of at least two miles. (d) The said green and red side-lights shall be fitted with inboard lumen; mieqm for screens projectin at least three feet forward from the light, so as to "°°" "‘ "°° *'“*““‘ prevent these lights from being seen across the bow. (le) A steam-vessel when un er way may carry an additional white Auamom vt-me lig t similar in construction to the ight mentioned in subdivision **8***- (a). These two lights shall be so placed in line with the keel that Olgoarniongddmflmee one shall be at least fifteen feet hig) er than the other, and in such a °" °°l"‘ “· sition with reference to each other that the lower light shall be fgrward of the up r one. The vertical distance between these lights shall be less thin the horizontal distance. ART. 3. A steam-vessel when towing another vessel shall, in ad- m§vt¤¤m·v¤g:¢1 whe? dition to her side-lights, carry two bright white lights in a vertical £,;v‘€E§“° °"°”°‘ line one over the other, not less than six feet alpart, and whentowing um g;_j°"*¤¤ ***0** more than· one vessel shall carry an additiona bright white light six Aaumdmu ugh;. feet above or below such light, if the length of the tow measuring from the stern of the towing vessel to the stern of the last vessel towed exceeds six hundred feet. Each of these lights shall be of the cnmem me posisame construction and character, and Shall be carried in the same posi- **°¤ °* **8****- tion as the white light mentioned in article two (a), excepting the · additional light, which may be carried at a height of not ess than fourteen feet above the hu l. Such steam-vessel may carry a small White light abaft the funnel ww w¤i¤¤ ¤s¤* or aftermast for the vessel towed to steer by, but such light shall not vssmuzy restricted. `be visible forward of the beam. STAT L—voL xxvr--21