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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH AUGUST, 1880.
And whereas, by Order in Conncil dated the thirtieth day of July one thousand eight hundres and sixty-eight, Her Majesty, on the joint recommendation of the Admiralty and the Board of Trad was pleased to make certain additions to the Regulations pended to the said first-recited Order in Council, for the purpose of explaining Articles 11 and 13 of the said Regulations, and of removing doubt and misapprehension concerning the effect of the said two Articles:
And whereas the Admiralty and the Board of Trade have jointly recommended to Her Majesty. that the Regulations contained in the Order in Council dated the ninth day of January one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and the additions to the said Regulations contained in the said Order in Council of the thirtieth day of July one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, shall be annull from the first day of September one thousand eight hundred and eighty, and that there shall substituted for the said Regulations and additions respectively the new Regulations hereinafter set forth;
And whereas it has been made to appear to Her Majesty that the Governments of the severa! Foreign countries mentioned in the Second Schedule hereto are respectively willing that the Regulations contained in the First Schedule hereto shall apply to ships of the said countries respectively, whether within British jurisdiction or not:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue of the powers vested in Her by the said recited Act, an! by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, is pleased to direct :----
First, that on and after the first day of September one thousand eight hundred and eighty the Regulations appended to the said Order in Council of the ninth day of January one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and the additions to the said Regulations contained in the said Order in Council of the thirtieth day of July one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, shall be annulled, and that there shall be substituted for the said Regulations and additions respectively the new Regulations contained in the First Schedule hereto.
Second, that the said Regulations contained in the said First Schedule hereto shall, from as! after the first day of September one thousand eight hundred and eighty, apply to ships of the countries mentioned in the said Second Schedule hereto, whether within British jurisdiction
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or not.
FIRST SCHEDULE.
REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA.
Preliminary.
Art. 1. In the following rules every steam ship which is under sail and not under steam is to b- considered a sailing ship; and every steam ship which is under steam, whether under sail or not, is to be considered a ship under steam.
Rules concerning Lights.
Art. 2. The lights mentioned in the following Articles, numbered 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11. and no others, shall be carried in all weathers, from sunset to sunrise.
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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 i 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 ligh: over an arc of the horizon of 20 points of the compass; so fixed as to throw the light points on each side of the ship, viz., from right ahead to two points abaft the beau e either side; and of such a character as to be visible on a dark night, with a clear atmo»- phere, at a distance of at least five miles:
(b.) On the starboard side, a green light so constructed as to show an uniform and unbroker light over an are of the horizon of 10 points of the compass; so fixed as to throw th light from right ahead to 2 points abaft the beam on the starboard side; and of such character as to be visible on a dark night, with a clear atmosphere, at a distance of at leas:
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 fr right ahead to 2 points abaft the beam on the port sile; 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
bow.