Text-book of Seamanship: The Equipping and Handling of Vessels Under Sail Or Steam, for the Use of the United States Naval Academy

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D. Van Nostrand Company, 1898 - 579 σελίδες
 

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Σελίδα 277 - 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.
Σελίδα 275 - 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.
Σελίδα 275 - When two sailing vessels are approaching one another, so as to involve risk of collision, one of them shall keep out of the way of the other as follows, viz.
Σελίδα 268 - ... points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on...
Σελίδα 276 - Every vessel coming up with another vessel from any direction more than two points abaft her beam — that is, in such a position, with reference to the vessel which she is overtaking that at night she would be unable to see either of that vessel's side lights — shall be deemed to be an overtaking vessel...
Σελίδα 272 - ... light, in a lantern so constructed as to show a clear, uniform, and unbroken light visible all around the horizon at a distance of at least 1 mile.
Σελίδα 276 - 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.
Σελίδα 270 - ... mile, or a combined lantern showing a green light and a red light from right ahead to 2 points abaft the beam on their respective sides. Such lantern shall be carried not less than 3 feet below the white light.
Σελίδα 275 - When both are running free, with the wind on the same side, the vessel which is to windward shall keep out of the way of the vessel which is to leeward. (e) A vessel which has the wind aft shall keep out of the way of the other vessel.
Σελίδα 273 - sailing vessels " and " vessels towed " on the fog horn. The words " prolonged blast " used in this article shall mean a blast of from four to six seconds duration.

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