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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH MAY, 1893.
And whereas by another Order in Council made in pursuance of the said Act and on such joint recommendation as aforesaid, and dated the 18th day of August, 1892, certain modifications and additions were made to the said Regulations contained in the Schedule to the said recited Order in Council of the 11th August, 1884, as regards Steam Pilot vessels.
And whereas by the said Regulations contained in the Schedule to the said Order in Council of the 11th day of August, 1884, it is amongst other things provided as follows:-
Art. 3.-A sea-going steam ship when under way shall carry-
(a) On or in front of the foremast, at a height above the hull of not less than 20 feet, and if the breadth of the ship exceeds 20 feet, then at a height above the hull not less than such breadth, a bright white light, so constructed as to show an uniform and unbroken light over an are of the horizon of 20 points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light 10 points on each side of the ship, viz., from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on either side, and of such a character as to be visible on a dark night, with a clear atmosphere, at a distance of at least five miles.
(b) 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 two points abaft the beam on the starboard side, and of such a character as to be visible on a dark night with a clear atmosphere, at a distance of at least two miles.
(c) On the port side, a red 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 two points abaft the beam on the port side, and of such a character as to be visible on a dark night, with a clear atmosphere, at a distance of at least two miles.
(d) The said green and red side lights shall be fitted with inboard screens projecting at least three feet forward from the light, so as to prevent these lights from being seen across the bow.
Art. 15.-If two ships under steam 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.
This article only applies to cases where ships are meeting end on, or nearly end on, in such a manner as to involve risk of collision, and does not apply to two ships which must, if both keep on their respective courses, pass clear of each other.
The only cases to which it does apply are, when each of the two ships is end on, or nearly end on, to the other; in other words, to cases in which by day, each ship 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 ship is in such a position as to see both the side lights of the other. It does not apply by day, to cases in which a ship sees another ahead crossing her own course; or by night, to cases where the red light of one ship is opposed to the red light of the other, or where the green light of one ship 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. And whereas there has been doubt or misapprehension concerning the effect of the said two articles and whereas the Admiralty and the Board of Trade have jointly recommended to Her Majesty to make the following additions to the said Regulations for the purpose of explaining the said recited Articles, and of removing the said doubt or misapprehension.
NOW, THEREFORE, Her Majesty, by virtue of the powers vested in Her by the said Act, and by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, is pleased to direct that from the date of this Order the Regulations contained in the Schedule to the said Order in Council of the 11th day of August, 1884, shall be further modified by the addition to the said recited Article 3 of the provisions contained in the Schedule hereto.
HERBERT M. SUFT.
SCHEDULE.
(e) To ensure that the red and green side lights shall show an uniform light from right ahead of the ship to two points abaft the beam on the port and starboard sides respectively, and shall not show across the bow of the ship itself, the said lights must be fixed and the screens fitted so that the rays from the red and green lights shall cross the line of the ship's keel projected ahead of the ship at a reasonable distance ahead of the ship.
With regard to all vessels whose lights are inspected by the officers of the Board of Trade the red or green side light will not be deemed to be fixed and fitted in accordance with the Regulations unless it is so fixed and screened that a line drawn from the outside edge of the wick to the foremost end of the inboard screen of such light shall make an angle of 4 degrees, or as near thereto as may be practicable, with a line drawn parallel with the keel of the ship from the outside edge of the wick.