Navigation Laws of the United States, 1927 |
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... issued and the manner in which they shall be surrendered in exchange for certificates of registry at ports of the United States . ( c ) The form of such provisional certificate shall be prescribed by the Commissioner of Navigation and ...
... issued and the manner in which they shall be surrendered in exchange for certificates of registry at ports of the United States . ( c ) The form of such provisional certificate shall be prescribed by the Commissioner of Navigation and ...
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... issued by the Secretary of Com- merce , and shall be a token of credit to any United States official , and to the authorities of any foreign power , for privileges enjoyed under it . ( R. S. 4217. ) All such licensed yachts shall use a ...
... issued by the Secretary of Com- merce , and shall be a token of credit to any United States official , and to the authorities of any foreign power , for privileges enjoyed under it . ( R. S. 4217. ) All such licensed yachts shall use a ...
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... issued without cost to such yachts and shall prescribe such limitations as to length of time , direction , and place of cruising and action , and such other particulars as the Secretary of Commerce may deem proper . ( May 28 , 1908 ...
... issued without cost to such yachts and shall prescribe such limitations as to length of time , direction , and place of cruising and action , and such other particulars as the Secretary of Commerce may deem proper . ( May 28 , 1908 ...
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... issued by the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service , with the approval of the Department of Commerce , and shall have at least two exits , one of which may be used in emergencies . ( Mar. 3 , 1897 , sec . 2 ; Mar. 4 , 1915 , sec ...
... issued by the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service , with the approval of the Department of Commerce , and shall have at least two exits , one of which may be used in emergencies . ( Mar. 3 , 1897 , sec . 2 ; Mar. 4 , 1915 , sec ...
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... , to be measured , according to the provisions of this Act , and if a new register is not issued the statement of such re- measurement shall be attached by an appendix to the outstanding 16 NAVIGATION LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
... , to be measured , according to the provisions of this Act , and if a new register is not issued the statement of such re- measurement shall be attached by an appendix to the outstanding 16 NAVIGATION LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
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Page 266 - 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 275 - 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 274 - ART. 23. Every steam vessel which is directed by these rules to keep out of the way of another vessel, shall, on approaching her, if necessary, slacken her speed, or stop, or reverse.
Page 74 - ... all statutes of the United States modifying or extending the common-law right or remedy in cases of personal injury to railway employees shall apply; and in case of the death of any seaman as a result of any such personal injury the personal representative of such seaman may maintain an action for damages at law with the right of trial by jury, and in such action all statutes of the United States conferring or regulating the right of action for death in the case of railway employees shall be...
Page 263 - Risk of collision can, when circumstances permit, be ascertained by carefully watching the compass bearing of an approaching vessel. If the bearing does not appreciably change, such risk should be deemed to exist.
Page 274 - 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 278 - ... 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 252 - Art. 12. 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 252 - prolonged blast " used in this article shall mean a blast of from four to six seconds' duration. A steam vessel shall be provided with an efficient whistle or siren, sounded by steam or by some substitute for steam, so placed that the sound may not be intercepted by any obstruction, and with an efficient foghorn, to be sounded by mechanical means, and also with an efficient bell.
Page 254 - It does not apply by day to cases in which a vessel sees another ahead crossing her own course; or by night, to cases where the red light of one vessel is opposed to the red light of the other, or where the green light of one vessel is opposed to the green light of the other, or where a red light without a green light, or a green light without a red light, is seen ahead, or where both green and red lights are seen anywhere but ahead.