The New Admiralty Regulations Respecting Lights and Fog Signals; with Notes and References by F. T. PrattV. & R. Stevens and G. S. Norton, 1858 - 27 pages |
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1st day abaft the beam addition of upwards ADMIRALTY Archbold's BARRISTER-AT-LAW BELL YARD Booksellers and Publishers clear atmosphere cloth Common Law Court of Chancery DANIELL'S CHANCERY PRACTICE dark night Dissertations edition of Daniell's elaboration and extension exhibit fitted with inboard FOG SIGNALS FORMS AND PRECEDENTS G. S. NORTON Gazette green light ahead HEADLAM inboard screens Joint Stock Companies Law Booksellers least every five LIGHTS AND FOG LINCOLN'S LINCOLN'S INN nals points abaft port sides respectively PRECEDENTS IN CONVEYANCING prevent the lights red light RESPECTING LIGHTS right ahead ROAD AT SEA royal 12mo royal 8vo Sailing sea-going sailing-vessels sea-going steam-vessels SEA-GOING VESSELS Second Edition Ship Lights show an uniform sounded once starboard side STEVENS AND G. S. Stock Companies Acts sun-set and sun-rise Third Edition three feet forward Thring's Joint Stock TRIPP'S CHANCERY FORMS unbroken light uniform and unbroken vessel is approaching VESSELS TO PREVENT vols white light white mast-head light
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Page xviii - Art. 11. A vessel under 150 feet in length, when at anchor, shall carry forward, where it can best be seen, but at a height not exceeding 20...
Page xvi - Sidelights" means a green light on the starboard side and a red light on the port side...
Page ix - ... 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 be visible at a distance of at least two miles.
Page xvi - On the starboard side a green light so constructed as to show an uniform and unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 10 points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to 2 points abaft the beam...
Page x - A vessel under 150 feet in length, when at anchor, shall carry forward, where it can best be seen, but at a height not exceeding 20 feet above the hull, a white light in a...
Page xv - On the starboard s'ide, a green light, of such a character as to be visible on a dark night, with a clear atmosphere, at a distance of at least two miles, and so constructed as to show a uniform and unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of ten points of the compass...
Page viii - ... 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 least five miles.
Page xv - On the port side a red light so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 10 points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to 2 points abaft the beam on the port side, and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least 2 miles.
Page xv - When canal boats are towed at a hawser in one or more tiers, two or more abreast, the boat on the starboard side of each tier shall carry a green light on her starboard side, and the boat on the port side...
Page xviii - Vessels at anchor in roadsteads or fairways, shall be also bound to exhibit, between sunset and sunrise, a constant bright light at the mast-head, except within harbours or other places where regulations for other lights for ships are legally established.