The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1972 - Administrative law
The Code of federal regulations is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal register by the executive departments and agencies of the federal government.

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Page 189 - Nothing in these rules shall exonerate any ship, 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 192 - ... 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...
Page 195 - ... other; in other words, to cases in which, by day, each vessel sees the masts of the other in a line, or nearly in a line, with her own; and by night, to cases in which each vessel is in such a position as to .see both the side lights of the other.
Page 194 - ... a vessel under way which is unable to get out of the way of an approaching vessel through being not under command or unable to maneuver as required by this part shall, instead of the signals prescribed in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this...
Page 197 - I am directing my course to port." Three short blasts to mean "My engines are going at full speed astern.
Page 192 - ... a bright white light so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 20 points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light 10 points on each side of the vessel — namely, from right ahead to 2 points abaft the beam on either side — and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least 5 miles.
Page 194 - ... (c) A sailing vessel under way shall sound, at intervals of not more than one minute, when on the starboard tack one blast, when on the port tack two blasts in succession, and when with the wind abaft the beam three blasts in succession.
Page 64 - ... persons who have been convicted of or admit having committed a felony or other crime or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude...
Page 189 - 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, at a height above the hull of not less than...
Page 260 - ... points of division, and also at the upper and lower points of the depth; number them from above as before; multiply the second, fourth...

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