The Master, Mate and Pilot, Volume 1

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1908 - Shipping
 

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Page 170 - States, and to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and, particularly, by name, to the prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of which the alien may be at the time a citizen or subject.
Page 170 - The petition shall also be verified by the affidavits of at least two credible witnesses, who are citizens of the United States, and who shall state in their affidavits that they have personally known the applicant to be a resident of the United States...
Page 250 - 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 part of the vessel...
Page 223 - The local inspectors shall make in the certificate of inspection of the vessel an entry of such complement of officers and crew, which may be changed from time to time by indorsement on such certificate by local inspectors by reason of change of conditions or employment.
Page 225 - All Acts of limitation, whether applicable to civil causes and proceedings or to the prosecution of offenses or for the recovery of penalties or forfeitures embraced in...
Page 269 - We may live without poetry, music, and art; We may live without conscience, and live without heart ; We may live without friends ; we may live without books ; But civilized man cannot live without cooks.
Page 7 - ... inspection is of a structure suitable for the service in which she is to be employed, has suitable accommodations for passengers and the crew, and is in a condition to warrant the belief that she may be used in navigation as a steamer, with safety to life...
Page 278 - When two steam vessels are crossing, so as to involve risk of collision, the vessel which has the other on her own starboard side shall keep out of the way of the other.
Page 223 - It shall be unlawful to employ any person, or for any person to serve, as a master, chief mate, engineer, or pilot of any steamer or as master of any...
Page 3 - Nothing to do but work; Nothing to eat but food; Nothing to wear but clothes, To keep one from going nude. Nothing to breathe but air; Quick as a flash 'tis gone; Nowhere to fall but off; Nowhere to stand but on. Nothing to comb but hair; Nowhere to sleep but in bed; Nothing to weep but tears; Nothing to bury but dead. Nothing to sing but songs, Ah, well, alas! alack! Nowhere to go but out; Nowhere to come but back. Nothing to see but sights; Nothing to quench but thirst; Nothing to have but what...

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