PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 128-APR . 22, 1940 [CHAPTER 128] AN ACT April 22, 1940 [H. R . 7420] To amend laws for preventing collisions of vessels. [Public, No. 471] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Navigation rules for United States of America in Congress assembled, That article 11 of ally. etc genersection 1 of the Act of June 7, 1897 (U. S. C ., 1934 edition, title 33, 30 Stat. 98. oStat,. 1. sec. 180), be, and is hereby, amended to read as follows: Anchor lights on "ART. 11. A vessel under one hundred and fifty feet in length when small vessels at anchor shall carry forward, where it can best be seen, but at a height not exceeding twenty feet above the hull, a white light in a lantern so constructed as to show a clear, uniform, and unbroken light visible "Special anchorage all around the horizon at a distance of at least one mile: Provided, area a " That the Secretary of War may, after investigation, by rule, regula- tion, or order, designate such areas as he may deem proper as 'special anchorage areas'; such special anchorage areas may from time to time be changed, or abolished, if after investigation the Secretary of War shall deem such change or abolition in the interest of navigation: Exempted vessel. Provided further, That vessels not more than sixty-five feet in length when at anchor in any such special anchorage area shall not be required to carry or exhibit the white light required by this article. Large vessels. A vessel of one hundred and fifty feet or upward in length, when at anchor, shall carry in the forward part of the vessel, at a height of not less than twenty and not exceeding forty feet above the hull, one such light, and at or near the stern of the vessel, and at such a height that it shall be not less than fifteen feet lower than the forward light, another such light. lvessel length de "The length of a vessel shall be deemed to be the length appearing in her certificate of registry." SEC. 2. Rule 9 of section 1 of the Act of February 8, 1895, as 28Stat.647. amended (U. S . C., 1934 edition, title 33, sec. 258), be, and is hereby, amended to read as follows: Great Lakes, etc. "RULE 9. A vessel under one hundred and fifty feet register length, smallvhsselts On when at anchor, shall carry forward, where it can best be seen, but at a height not exceeding twenty feet above the hull, a white light constructed so as to show a clear, uniform, and unbroken light visible " Specia anchorage all around the horizon at a distance of at least one mile: Provided, reas." That the Secretary of War may, after investigation, by rule, regula- tion, or order designate such areas as he may deem proper as 'special anchorage areas'; such special anchorage areas my from time to time be changed, or abolished, if after investigation the Secretary of War shall deem such change or abolition in the interest of navigation: Exempted vessels. Provided further, That vessels not more than sixty-five feet in length, when at anchor, in any such special anchorage area shall not be required to carry or exhibit the white light required by this article. Large vessel "A vessel of one hundred and fifty feet or upward in register length, when at anchor, shall carry in the forward part of the vessel, two white lights at the same height of not less than twenty and not exceeding forty feet above the hull and not less than ten feet apart horizontally and athwartships, except that each need not be visible all around the horizon but so arranged that one or the other, or both, shall show a clear, uniform, and unbroken light and be visible from any angle of approach at a distance of at least one mile; and at or near the stern of the vessel two similar lights, similarly arranged and at such a height that they shall not be less than fifteen feet lower than the forward lights. In addition the four anchor lights above specified, at least one white deck light shall be displayed in every interval of one hundred feet along the deck measuring from the for- ward lights, said deck lights to be not less than two feet above the [54 STAT. 150
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