438 FORTY-l·)lGllTll CONGRESS. Sacss. II. Ch. 354. 1835- mm-1» ze. rl¤:». CHAP. as4.—,x.. ,..-1 In i..1..p¤ :1..- ·él:.·»-in-1 l¤;¤§:i»am¤¤¤\ Regnnlnricnv FM l`¤·~‘··¤·¤· - —.-; —» ing ‘ullininn¤ n. n" Be it enacted by the Smale and House of Representativvaqf fh? UEUM ‘· R··v¤~e·\ l¤¤·—r— Statex of America in Oongreme auaembled, That the following ‘*Revise•,l """"““’.R"]"" €‘“d lntermitimml Rules mul Regulations 1hr Preventing Collisions at SPH
shall be ibllowed in the navigation of all puhhc and private \'vS·*¢*lS or
&··i»~·m se-».’* to he the United States upon {Ibn- lngh seas and in nlllgicugrwngxgl UW |l¤Ii·· val i un "-_ r I IWISB l'0\’| D . : $“.'.i‘;;‘ '"` L;"?"?];`! Uv"X)1Q*1§3.;’i,.e;?(ilh;qt¥ol]o:vi1?gE·3l•·:everylizteuniship which is under lh,‘,,‘;,:,:f;,:;°,;:Qi;i, sail and not under steam is to be considered at sailing-ship, and every <l··|iu•·a|. steumship which is Ender steam, whether under sail or not, is to be considered n ship un er steam. _H.uh·sunueerningRULES CONCERNING LIGHTS. mTa‘·?1.;.i..i.¤ mi--“ART. 2. The lights mentioned in the following articles numbered ri··•| in all weanlxer three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, and eleven, and no others. "F""• ¤""¤°'¤ *"*““· hall be carried in all weathers trom sunset to sunrise. "K"` ,; , f,, ,,_ S "AR'r. 3. A seagoing steamship, when under way, shall carry-j wily,} Lizunizn; "(a) Ou or in front of the foremast, nt a height above the hull ot not .° White light in less than twenty feet, and if the breadth of the ship exceeds twenty
- `*•*"’ "*` *`°"°“‘*‘°‘· ieet, then at aheight abogg the hulllnot less than suuhibreagthén bright
white light, so ecnstrnc· as to s ow a um onn an uu ro en wi over an arc of the horizon of twenty points of the compass, so fixqlhiis to throw the light ten points 0n each side of the ship, namely, from right ah d t t g ’ ts b ft the beam on either side and of sueh a a lmea owopom aa , - · aeter as to be visible on a dark night, with a clear atmosphere, at ai elistance of at least five miles. cmu ugm on “(b) Un the starboard side a green light, so constructed as to show ir sm-hem!. uniform and unbroken light over an are of rhe horizon of ten points oi the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on the starboard side, and of such a character as to be visible on a dark night, with a clear atmosphere, at a distance of at least (two miles. d Nd l_ b mmmd t b _ ·.i, it “(c) n the port si ea ig t,s0c0ns _ as os_0wanmsigfdhb mn P0 form and unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of ten points 0t_the . compass, so iixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on the port side, and of such as character as t0·be visible on a dark night, with a clear atmosphere, at a distance of at least two miles. 0 . 4 me •• d The said green and red side-lights shall be iltted with inboard ¤*¢l¤¤E.:i¤;l; ¤°* seregiis ro’eetin at least three feet forward from the light, so as to P J 8 “"°‘*· prevent these lights ham being seen acrusshtheshowh H dir _ · L` rhtsf steam- *•Am·. 4. Asteams °p w entowlng anot er ips a ina mon to ¤h*1:LWh•*:T*¤**¤z her side-lights, carry two bright white lights ina vertical line, one over ·""‘"‘*" °’“¥‘· the other, not less than three feet apart, so as to distinguish her from _ other steamships. Each of these lights shall be of the same construction and character, and shall be carried in the same position, as the white light which other steamships are required to carry. snaps when im **An1·.5(a) Aship, whether a steamship ora_sailiugship,'which from ¤¤·i¢¤‘ •¤>¤¤¤¤•¤!*l any accident is not under command, shall at night carry, m the same }’,"°§““°":" “:,_°,_" position as the white light which steamships are required to carry, and light-a ¤t¤i<·'i¤z MH if a steamship, in place of that light. thlree red lights in glcibnlar laui» Us shapes by tems each not less than ben inc es in iameter in an vertica ine, one n::, or over the other, mm tha: three;1feetlapart,and<;]f such a eléaractei: as to be visible on a nig t wit n c ear atmosp ere, at a istance 0 at least two miles and shall hy clay carry in n vertical line, one over the other, not less than three feet apart, in front of but not lower than her forqemast head, three black balls or shapes, each two feet in diameter. Laglm and balls ·*(b) A ship, whether a steamship or,a sailimrship, employed in laying ··r —¤=·r··¤ fm ··¤*r•· ui- in picking up n telegraph cable, shall at night carry, in the same posi-
tion as the white light which steamshipe are required to carry, and if a
ml-. steamship, in place 0I' that hght, three lights in globular lanterns, etch
