June 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 899

Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 13th June, 1893.

THE following regulations for preventing collisions at sea, made by orders of Her Majesty the Queen in Council on the 18th August, 1892, and the 30th January, 1893, are published for general information.

The regulations regarding pilot vessels made by the first-mentioned order only apply to pilot vessels in British waters, but those made by the order of the 30th January are, in pursuance of the provisions of section 172 of "The Shipping and Seamen's Act, 1877," in force in New Zealand.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

At the Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, the 18th day of August, 1892.

Present:

THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by an Order in Council made in pursuance of "The Merchant Shipping Act Amendment Act, 1862," and dated the eleventh day of August, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, Her Majesty, on the joint recommendation of the Admiralty and the Board of Trade, was pleased to direct that on and after the first day of September, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, the regulations contained in the Schedule thereto should, so far as regards British ships and boats, be substituted for the regulations contained in the First Schedule to an Order in Council made as aforesaid, and dated the fourteenth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine:

And whereas by two Orders in Council made in pursuance of the said Act, and on such joint recommendation as aforesaid, and dated respectively the thirtieth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, and the twenty-fourth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, certain modifications and additions were made to the said regulations contained in the Schedule to the said recited Order in Council of the eleventh day of August, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, as regards British fishing vessels and boats:

And whereas by the said regulations contained in the Schedule to the said Order in Council of the eleventh day of August, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, it is amongst other things provided as follows, namely :—

"Article 9.—A pilot vessel, when engaged on her station on pilotage duty, shall not carry the lights required for other vessels, but shall carry a white light at the masthead, visible all round the horizon, and shall also exhibit a flare-up light or flare-up lights at short intervals, which shall never exceed fifteen minutes.

"A pilot vessel, when not engaged on her station on pilotage duty, shall carry lights similar to those of other ships":

And whereas the Admiralty and the Board of Trade have, in pursuance of the said recited Act, jointly recommended to Her Majesty that the said regulations contained in the Schedule to the said Order in Council of the eleventh day of August, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, should be further modified by adding to the said recited Article 9 thereof the provision contained in the Schedule hereto:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue of the powers vested in her by the said Act, and by and with the advice of her Privy Council, is pleased to direct that from the date of this order the regulations contained in the Schedule to the said Order in Council of the eleventh day of August, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, shall be further modified by the addition to the said recited Article 9 thereof of the provisions contained in the Schedule hereto.

C. L. PEEL.

SCHEDULE.

A steam pilot vessel exclusively employed for the service of pilots licensed or certified by any pilotage authority or the committee of any pilotage district in the United Kingdom when engaged on her station on pilotage duty and in British waters, and not at anchor, shall, in addition to the lights required for all pilot-boats, carry at a distance of eight feet below her white masthead light a red light visible all round the horizon, 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, and also the coloured side-lights required to be carried by vessels when under way.

When engaged on her station on pilotage duty and in British waters, and at anchor, she shall carry, in addition to the light required for all pilot-boats, the red light above mentioned, but not the coloured side-lights.

When not engaged on her station on pilotage duty she shall carry the same lights as other steam-vessels.

At the Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, the 30th day of January, 1893.

Present:

THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by an Order in Council made in pursuance of "The Merchant Shipping Act Amendment Act, 1862," and dated the eleventh day of August, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, Her Majesty, on the joint recommendation of the Admiralty and the Board of Trade, was pleased to direct that on and after the first day of September, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, the regulations contained in the Schedule thereto should, so far as regards British ships and boats, be substituted for the regulations contained in the First Schedule to an Order in Council made as aforesaid, and dated the fourteenth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine.

And whereas by two Orders in Council made in pursuance of the said Act, and on such joint recommendation as aforesaid, and dated respectively the thirtieth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, and the twenty-fourth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, certain modifications and additions were made to the said regulations contained in the Schedule to the said recited Order in Council of the eleventh day of August, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, as regards British fishing vessels and boats:

And whereas by another Order in Council made in pursuance of the said Act and on such joint recommendation as aforesaid, and dated the eighteenth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two, certain modifications and additions were made to the said regulations contained in the Schedule to the said recited Order in Council of the eleventh day of August, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, as regards steam pilot-vessels:

And whereas by the said regulations contained in the Schedule to the said Order in Council of the eleventh day of August, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, it is amongst other things provided as follows:—

"Article 3.—A seagoing steamship when under way shall carry—

"(a.) On or in front of the foremast, at a height above the hull of not less than 20ft., and if the breadth of the ship exceeds 20ft., then at a height above the hull not less than such breadth, a bright white light, so constructed 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 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 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 two 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 3ft. forward from the light, so as to prevent these lights from being seen across the bow."

"Article 15.—If two ships under steam are meeting end-on, or nearly end-on, so as to involve risk of collision, each shall alter her course to starboard, so that each may pass on the port side of the other. This article only applies to cases where ships are meeting end-on, or nearly end-on, in such a manner as to involve risk of collision, and does not apply to two ships which must, if both keep on their respective courses, pass clear of each other. The only cases to which it does apply are when each of the two ships is end-on, or nearly end-on, to the other—in other words, to cases in which by day each ship sees the masts of the other in a line, or nearly in a line, with her own, and by night to cases in which each ship is in such a position as to see both the side-lights of the other. It does not apply by day to cases in which a ship sees another ahead crossing her own course, or by night to cases where the red light of one ship is opposed to the red light of the other, or where the green light of one ship is opposed to the green light of the other, or where a red light without a green light, or a green light without a red light, is seen ahead, or where both green and red lights are seen anywhere but ahead":

And whereas there has been doubt or misapprehension concerning the effect of the said two articles, and whereas the Admiralty and the Board of Trade have jointly recommended to Her Majesty to make the following additions to the said