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9. Any vessel flying the colours of an enemy, or which is recognized as belonging to an enemy, or in any way shows herself to be hostile, must be attacked without waiting for the alarm signal, and other batteries must be warned.
10. The examination batteries will be in electrical communication with the main defences, and will always be manned.
(e.) Regulation of Traffic and Harbour Arrangements.
1. The arrangements necessary for regulating traffic and the harbour management on the outbreak of war may be considered under the following sub-heads:-
(".) Arrangements necessary on the outbreak of war to keep clear the field of fire
in front of the defences.
(b.) Arrangements necessary for regulating the traffic into and out of the harbour. (c.) The laying of mine-fields, which would only be put down after concurring with the Naval Authority.
The Harbour Master is in all cases the authority for carrying out instructions.
2. Arrangements necessary for (a):
No vessels are to moor or anchor (1) west of line drawn from the pier at West Point to the south-east corner of Stonecutters, and from a military buoy off the north- east Pier at Stonecutters in a north-easterly direction to the mainland, or (2) east of a line drawn across the west side of the Lyemun Pass. All junks and vessels are to move away from wharves before sunset. A quarantine harbour to be selected.
Arrangements necessary for (b):-
The regulation of traffic is governed by "Instructions for the Examination Service." The Harbour Master will be the Chief Examining Officer, and is responsible for the provision of launches and crews. The military authorities will provide the special stores required.
3. Arrangements for (c):
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When mine-fields are laid all traffic in and out of the harbour must pass only by the authorized friendly channels. These are:-
At Lyemun, the whole channel.
Off Belchers the west end of the channel will be marked by two small-masted boats with special lamps, moored in the correct position, and from these the channel coincides with the central fairway and is 1,000 feet wide.
North of Stonecutters the channel extends from two similar boats placed to the north of two boats off the north-east corner. It is 300 yards wide.
These boats will be placed in position by the C.R.E., as will also the buoy which marks the intersection of the Belchers examination line with a line S. 27° W. (true) from Stonecutters West Battery. This buoy will be placed at the "precautionary' stage.
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4. Movements of junks in or out of the harbour are prohibited between sunset and sunrise.
5. Torpedo boats and destroyers will be admitted under the same general rules as other vessels during daylight. During the hours of darkness and in thick weather, torpedo boats and destroyers may approach the port, but they must do so at slow speed; at night with all their lights showing, and in thick weather blowing their sirens, as provided in the regulations for preventing collision at sea. They must not cross the examination line without first communicating with the examination vessel. They are not to be allowed to enter the port except under the following conditions :--
The initial letter of the fortress countersign of the day will be communicated by the Examining Officer to the torpedo boat or destroyer, if friendly, and will be displayed by the latter, by flag by day and by flashing signal by night, while passing the examination line.
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