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1988 Ed.] The Rules of the Supreme Court-Order 75

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(vi) the state, direction and force of the tidal or other current; (vii) the course steered and speed through the water of the ship when the other ship was first seen or immediately before any measures were taken with reference to her presence, whichever was the earlier:

(viii) the lights (if any) carried by the ship;

(ix) (a) the distance and bearing of the other ship if and when her echo was first observed by radar;

(b) the distance, bearing and approximate heading of the other ship when first seen;

(x) what light or combination of lights (if any) of the other ship was first seen;

(xi) what other lights or combinations of lights (if any) of the other ship were subsequently seen before the collision, and when;

(xii) what alterations (if any) were made to the course and speed of the ship after the earlier of the two times referred to in article (vii) up to the time of collision, and when, and what measures (if any), other than alterations of course or speed, were taken to avoid the collision, and when;

(xiii) the heading of the ship, the parts of each ship which first came into contact and the approximate angle between the 2 ships at the moment of contact;

(xiv) what sound signals (if any) were given, and when;

(xv) what sound signals (if any) were heard from the other ship, and when.

(2) Every preliminary act shall be sealed by the Registrar and shall be filed in a closed envelope (stamped with an official stamp showing the date of filing) and, unless the Court otherwise orders, no envelope shall be opened until the pleadings are closed and a consent signed by each of the parties or his solicitor to the opening of the preliminary acts is filed with the Registrar.

(2A) A defendant who has lodged a preliminary act must within 7 days thereafter serve notice of such lodgment on all other parties to the action.

(3) Where the Court orders the preliminary acts to be opened, the Court may further order the action to be tried without pleadings but, where the Court orders the action to be so tried, any party who intends to rely on the defence of compulsory pilotage must give notice of his intention to do so to the other parties within 7 days after the opening of the preliminary acts.

(4) Where the Court orders the action to be tried without pleadings, it may also order each party, within such period as may be specified in the order, to file a statement of the grounds on which he charges any other party with negligence in connection with the collision and to serve a copy thereof on that other party.

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