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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 15th May, 1863.

THE following Regulations issued by the Board of Trade for preventing Collisions at Sea,
are published for general information.

READER WOOD,
In the absence of Mr. Domett.

REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA, &c.

PRELIMINARY.

Art 1. In the following Rules every Steam Ship which is under Sail and not under Steam
is to be 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.

Lights.
Art 2. The Light mentioned in the following Articles numbered 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9,
and no others, shall be carried in all Weathers, from Sunset to Sunrise.

Lights for Steam Ships.
Art 3. Seagoing Steam Ships when under way shall carry :
(a.) At the Foremast Head, a bright White Light, so fixed as to show an uniform and
unbroken Light over an Arc 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 2 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 throw 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 2 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.

Lights for Steam Tugs.
Art. 4. Steam Ships, when towing other Ships, shall carry Two bright White Mast-head
Lights vertically, in addition to their side Lights, so as to distinguish them from other Steam
Ships. Each of these Mast-head Lights shall be of the same Construction and Character as
the Mast-head Lights which other Steam Ships are required to carry.

Lights for Sailing Ships.
Art. 5. Sailing Ships under weigh, or being towed, shall carry the same Lights as Steam
Ships under weigh, with the exception of the White Mast-head Lights, which they shall never
carry.

Exceptional Lights for Small Sailing Ships.
Art. 6. Whenever, as in the case of small Vessels, during bad weather, the Green and
Red Lights cannot be fixed, these Lights shall be kept on Deck, on their respective Sides of
the Vessel, ready for instant Exhibition; and shall, on the approach of or to other Vessels, be
exhibited on their respective Sides in sufficient Time to prevent Collision, in such manner as to
make them most visible, and so that the Green Light shall not be seen on the Port Side,
nor the Red Light on the Starboard Side.

To make the Use of these portable Lights more certain and easy, the Lanterns containing
them shall each be painted Outside with the Colour of the Light they respectively contain, and
shall be provided with suitable Screens.