Navigation Laws of the United StatesU.S. Government Printing Office, 1895 - Maritime law |
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... RULES TO PREVENT COLLISIONS . 306. Duty to stay by .... 286 307. International rules of 1885 . 286 308. Proposed international rules of 1890 . 293 309. Limits of application of international and inland or local rules ... . 310. Inland ...
... RULES TO PREVENT COLLISIONS . 306. Duty to stay by .... 286 307. International rules of 1885 . 286 308. Proposed international rules of 1890 . 293 309. Limits of application of international and inland or local rules ... . 310. Inland ...
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... rules and regulations and procure such evidence as to the age , condition , where built , and pecuniary liability of the vessel as he may deem necessary to prevent injury to public or private interests ; and when permission is granted ...
... rules and regulations and procure such evidence as to the age , condition , where built , and pecuniary liability of the vessel as he may deem necessary to prevent injury to public or private interests ; and when permission is granted ...
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... rules of other nations and are not permitted by the laws of the United States . Mar. 2 , 1895 . This Act shall not be construed to require the remeas- urement of any American vessel duly measured before Sec . 2 . April first , eighteen ...
... rules of other nations and are not permitted by the laws of the United States . Mar. 2 , 1895 . This Act shall not be construed to require the remeas- urement of any American vessel duly measured before Sec . 2 . April first , eighteen ...
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... rules governing the engagement of seamen before a shipping- commissioner in the United States , shall apply to such engagements made before a consular officer or commercial agent ; and upon every such engagement the consular offi- cer ...
... rules governing the engagement of seamen before a shipping- commissioner in the United States , shall apply to such engagements made before a consular officer or commercial agent ; and upon every such engagement the consular offi- cer ...
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... rules shall be observed with reference to vessels bound on any foreign voyage : First . The duplicate list of the ship's company , required to be made out by the master and delivered to the col- lector of the customs , under section ...
... rules shall be observed with reference to vessels bound on any foreign voyage : First . The duplicate list of the ship's company , required to be made out by the master and delivered to the col- lector of the customs , under section ...
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Page 311 - 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 300 - ... shall be deemed to be an overtaking vessel; and no subsequent alteration of the bearing 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 94 - That if the owner of any vessel transporting merchandise or property to or from any port in the United States of America shall exercise due diligence to make the said vessel in all respects seaworthy and properly manned, equipped, and supplied, neither the vessel, her owner or owners, agent, or charterers shall become or be held responsible for damage or loss resulting from faults or errors in navigation or in the management of said vessel...
Page 292 - ... light, so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of twenty points of the compass, 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 286 - ... use : and shall, on the approach of or to other vessels, be exhibited on their respective sides in sufficient time to prevent collision, in such manner as to make them most visible, and so that the green light shall not be seen on the port side nor the red light on the starboard side, nor, if practicable, more than two points abaft the beam on their respective sides.
Page 290 - 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 295 - The vessels referred to in this article shall not be obliged to carry the lights prescribed by article four (a) and article eleven, last paragraph. Art. 8. Pilot vessels when engaged on their station on pilotage duty shall not show the lights required for other vessels, but shall carry a white light at the masthead, visible all around the horizon, and shall also exhibit a flare-up light or flare-up lights at short intervals, which shall never exceed fifteen minutes.
Page 331 - That if any person shall, within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States, begin or set on foot, or provide or prepare the means for, any military expedition or enterprise, to be carried on from thence against the territory or dominions of any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district, or people, with whom the United States are [at] peace, every person, so offending, shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and shall be fined not exceeding three thousand dollars, and imprisoned...
Page 307 - 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 308 - ... 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.