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Art. 20. Notwithstanding anything contained in any preceding Article, every ship, whether a sailing ship or a steam ship, overtaking any other shall keep out of the way of the overtaken ship.
Art. 21. In narrow channels every steam ship shall, when it is safe and practicable, keep to that to of the fairway or mid-channel which lies on the starboard side of such ship.
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Art. 22. Where by the above rules one of two ships is to keep out of the way, the other shall
her course.
Art. 23. In obeying and construing these rules due regard shall be had to all dangers of navi- tion; and to any special circumstances which may render a departure from the above rules necessary order to avoid immediate danger.
No Ship, under any Circumstances, to neglect proper Precautions.
Art. 24. Nothing in these rules shall exonerate any ship, or the owner, or master, or crew thereof, m the consequences of any neglect to carry lights or signals, or of any neglect to keep a proper ok-out, or of the neglect of any precaution which may be required by the ordinary practice of seameu,
by the special circumstances of the case.
Reservation of Rules for Harbours and Inland Navigation.
Art. 25. Nothing in these rules shall interfere with the operation of a special rule, duly made by cal authority, relative to the navigation of any harbour, river, or inland navigation.
Special Lights for Squadrons and Convoys.
Art. 26. Nothing in these rules shall interfere with the operation of any special rules made by e Government of any nation with respect to additional station and signal lights for two or more ips of war or for ships sailing under convoy.
SECOND SCHEDULE.
Austria-Hungary.
France.
Italy.
Russia.
Belgium.
Germany.
Netherlands.
Spain.
Chili.
Denmark.
Great Britain.
Grecce.
Norway.
Sweden.
Portugal.
United States.
AT THE COURT AT WINDSOR,
The 24th day of March, 1880.
PRESENT:
THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.
Whereas by "The Merchant Shipping Act Amendment Act, 1862," it was enacted, that on and er the first day of June one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, or such later day as might fixed for the purpose by Order in Council, the Regulations contained in the table marked C in the hedule to the said Act should come into operation and be of the same force as if they were enacted the body of the said Act; but that Her Majesty might from time to time, on the joint recommen- tion of the Admiralty and the Board of Trade, by Order in Council, annul or modify any of the said gulations, or make new Regulations in addition thereto or in substitutio: therefor; and that any erations in, or additions to, such Regulations made in manner aforesaid should be of the same force the Regulations in the said Schedule.
And whereas, by the save Act, it was further provided, that whenever it should be made to pear to Her Majesty that the Government of any foreign country was willing that the Regulations preventing collisions contained in Table C in the Schedule to the said Act, or such other Regulations preventing collisions as are for the tiae being in force under the said Act, should apply to the ships such country when beyond the limits of British jurisdiction, Her Majesty might, by Order in uncil, direct that such Regulations should apply to the ships of the said foreign country, whether thin British jurisdiction or not; and it was further provided by the said Act, that whenever an ier in Council had been issued applying any Regulation made by or in pursuance of the said Act to ships of any foreign country, such ships should, in all cases arising in any British court, be deemed be subject to such Regulation, and should, for the purpose of such Regulation, be treated as if they re British ships: