THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

APPENDED TO THE ORDER IN COUNCIL,
Dated 9th January, 1863.

CONTENTS.

Article 1. Preliminary.

Rules concerning Lights.

2. Lights to be carried as follows :—
3. Lights for steam ships.
4. Lights for steam tugs.
5. Lights for sailing ships.
6. Exceptional lights for small sailing vessels.
7. Lights for ships at anchor.
8. Lights for pilot vessels.
9. Lights for fishing vessels and boats.

Rules concerning Fog Signals.

10. Fog Signals.

Steering and Sailing Rules.

11. Two sailing ships meeting.
12. Two sailing ships crossing.
13. Two ships under steam meeting.
14. Two ships under steam crossing.
15. Sailing ship and ship under steam.
16. Ships under steam to slacken speed.
17. Vessels overtaking other vessels.
18. Construction of Articles 12, 14, 15, and 17.
19. Proviso to save special cases.
20. No ship under any circumstances to ne-
    glect proper precautions.

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 lights 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 weigh
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 two 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 con-
structed as to show an uniform and unbroken light
over an arc of the horizon of 10 points of the com-
pass; 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
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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 vessels.

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 exhi-
bition; 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.

Lights for ships at anchor.

Art. 7. Ships, whether steam ships or sailing ships,
when at anchor in roadsteads or fairways, shall exhibit
where it can best be seen, but at a height not ex-
ceeding twenty feet above the hull, a white light, in
a globular lantern of eight inches in diameter, and so
constructed as to show a clear uniform and unbroken
light visible all round the horizon, and at a distance
of at least one mile.

Lights for pilot vessels.

Art. 8. Sailing pilot vessels shall not carry the
lights required for other sailing vessels, but shall
carry a white light at the mast-head, visible all round
the horizon,—and shall also exhibit a flare-up light
every fifteen minutes.

Lights for fishing vessels and boats.

Art. 9. Open fishing boats and other open boats
shall not be required to carry the side lights re-
quired for other vessels; but shall, if they do not
carry such lights, carry a lantern having a green
slide on the one side and a red slide on the other
side; and on the approach of or to other vessels,
such lantern shall be exhibited in sufficient time to
prevent collision, so that the green light shall not be
seen on the port side, nor the red light on the star-
board side.

Fishing vessels and open boats when at anchor, or
attached to their nets and stationary, shall exhibit a
bright white light.

Fishing vessels and open boats shall, however, not
be prevented from using a flare-up in addition, if
considered expedient.

Rules concerning Fog Signals.

Fog signals.

Art. 10. Whenever there is fog, whether by day
or night, the fog signals described below shall be
carried and used, and shall be sounded at least every
five minutes, viz.:—
(a) Steam ships under weigh shall use a steam
whistle placed before the funnel, not less than
eight feet from the deck: