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... steamers , and to the after part of the rudder - post of all other vessels measured on the top of the tonnage - deck , shall be accounted the vessel's length . The breadth of the broadest part on the outside of the vessel shall be ...
... steamers , and to the after part of the rudder - post of all other vessels measured on the top of the tonnage - deck , shall be accounted the vessel's length . The breadth of the broadest part on the outside of the vessel shall be ...
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... steamers the contents of the trunk shaft shall be deemed spaces necessary for the proper working of the machinery . ( g ) In the case of other vessels in which the actual space occupied by the propelling machinery amounts in the case of ...
... steamers the contents of the trunk shaft shall be deemed spaces necessary for the proper working of the machinery . ( g ) In the case of other vessels in which the actual space occupied by the propelling machinery amounts in the case of ...
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... steamer , who is not licensed by the inspectors ; and any one violating this sec- tion shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars for each offense . Every master , mate , engineer , and pilot who shall receive a license shall ...
... steamer , who is not licensed by the inspectors ; and any one violating this sec- tion shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars for each offense . Every master , mate , engineer , and pilot who shall receive a license shall ...
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... steamer , that he has , through negligence or want of skill , permitted the boilers in his charge to burn or otherwise become in bad condition , or that he has not kept his engine and machinery in good working order , it shall be the ...
... steamer , that he has , through negligence or want of skill , permitted the boilers in his charge to burn or otherwise become in bad condition , or that he has not kept his engine and machinery in good working order , it shall be the ...
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... steamer ; and said consular officer shall issue certificates for such transporta- tion , which certificates shall be assignable for collection . If any such destitute seaman is so disabled or ill as to be unable to perform duty , the ...
... steamer ; and said consular officer shall issue certificates for such transporta- tion , which certificates shall be assignable for collection . If any such destitute seaman is so disabled or ill as to be unable to perform duty , the ...
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Page 313 - 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 look-out, 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 302 - ... between the two vessels shall make the overtaking vessel a crossing vessel within the meaning of these rules, or relieve her of the duty of keeping clear of the overtaken vessel until she is finally past and clear.
Page 299 - 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 291 - 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 299 - ... 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 f1fteen feet lower than the forward light, another such light.
Page 292 - In obeying and construing these rules, due regard shall be had to all dangers of navigation and collision, and to any special circumstances which may render a departure from the above rules necessary in order to avoid immediate danger.
Page 287 - ... (c.) On the port side, a red light, so constructed as to show an uniform and unbroken 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...
Page 95 - ... faults or errors in navigation or in the management of said vessel, nor shall the vessel, her owner or owners, charterers, agent, or master be held liable for losses arising from dangers of the sea or other navigable waters, acts of God, or public enemies, or the inherent defect, quality, or vice of the thing carried, or from insufficiency of package, or seizure under legal process, or for loss resulting from any act or omission of the shipper or owner of the goods, his agent or representative,...
Page 294 - On the starboard side a green light so constructed as to show an unbroken 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...
Page 311 - The exhibition of any light on board of a vessel of war or revenue-cutter of the United States may be suspended whenever, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Navy, the commander in chief of a squadron, or the commander of a vessel acting singly, the special character of the service may require it.