2102
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 65

than 150 ft. horizontal from the boat
into the seaway, shall carry one all-
round white light, and in addition, on
approaching or being approached by
other vessels, shall show a second white
light at least 3 ft. below the first light
and at a horizontal distance of at least
5 ft. away from it in the direction in
which the outlying tackle is attached.

(b.) Vessels and boats (except open boats as
defined in subdivision (a)), when fish-
ing with drift-nets, shall, so long as the
nets are wholly or partly in the water,
carry two white lights where they can
best be seen. Such lights shall be placed
so that the vertical distance between
them shall be not less than 6 ft. and
not more than 15 ft., and so that the
horizontal distance between them, mea-
sured in a line with the keel, shall be
not less than 5 ft. and not more than
10 ft. The lower of these two lights shall
be in the direction of the nets, and both
of them shall be of such a character as
to show all round the horizon, and to
be visible at a distance of not less than
three miles. Within the Mediterranean
Sea and in the seas bordering the coasts
of Japan and Korea, sailing fishing-
vessels of less than 20 tons gross ton-
age shall not be obliged to carry the
lower of these two lights; should they,
however, not carry it, they shall show
in the same position (in the direction of
the net or gear) a white light, visible at
a distance of not less than one sea mile,
on the approach of or to other vessels.

(c.) Vessels and boats (except open boats as
defined in subdivision (a)), when line
fishing with their lines out and attached
to or hauling their lines (and when not
at anchor or stationary within the
meaning of subdivision (h)), shall carry
the same lights as vessels fishing with
drift-nets. When shooting lines or
fishing with towing-lines they shall
carry the lights prescribed for a steam
or sailing vessel under way respectively.
Within the Mediterranean Sea and in
the seas bordering the coasts of Japan
and Korea sailing fishing-vessels of less
than 20 tons gross tonnage shall not be
obliged to carry the lower of these two
lights; should they, however, not carry
it, they shall show in the same position
(in the direction of the lines) a white
light, visible at a distance of not less
than one sea mile, on the approach of
or to other vessels.

(d.) Vessels when engaged in trawling, by
which is meant the dragging of an
apparatus along the bottom of the
sea,—

(1.) If steam-vessels, shall carry in
the same position as the white light
mentioned in Article 2, (a), a tri-
coloured lantern so constructed and
fixed as to show a white light from
right ahead to 2 points on each bow,
and a green light and a red light over
an arc of the horizon from 2 points on
each bow to 2 points abaft the beam on
the starboard and port sides respec-
tively; and not less than 6 ft. nor more
than 12 ft. below the tricoloured lantern

a white light in a lantern so con-
structed as to show a clear, uniform,
and unbroken light all round the
horizon.

(2.) If sailing-vessels, shall carry a
white light in a lantern so constructed
as to show a clear, uniform, and un-
broken light all round the horizon; and
shall also, on the approach of or to
other vessels, show, where it can best
be seen, a white flare-up light or torch
in sufficient time to prevent collision.
All lights mentioned in subdivision (d),
1 and 2, shall be visible at a distance of
at least two miles.

(e.) Oyster-dredgers and other vessels fishing
with dredge-nets shall carry and show
the same lights as trawlers.

(f.) Fishing-vessels and fishing-boats may at
any time use a flare-up light in ad-
dition to the lights which they are by
this article required to carry and show,
and they may also use working-lights.

(g.) Every fishing-vessel and every fishing-
boat under 150 ft. in length, when at
anchor, shall exhibit a white light
visible all round the horizon at a
distance of at least one mile.

Every fishing-vessel of 150 ft. in
length and upwards, when at anchor,
shall exhibit a white light visible all
round the horizon at a distance of at
least one mile, and shall exhibit a second
light as provided for vessels of such
length by Article 11. Should any such
vessel, whether under 150 ft. in length,
or of 150 ft. in length or upwards, be
attached to a net or other fishing gear,
she shall on the approach of other
vessels show an additional white light
at least 3 ft. below the anchor light,
and at a horizontal distance of at least
5 ft. away from it in the direction of
the net or gear.

(h.) If a vessel or boat when fishing becomes
stationary in consequence of her gear
getting fast to a rock or other obstruc-
tion, she shall in daytime haul down
the day-signal required by subdi-
vision (k); at night show the light or
lights prescribed for a vessel at anchor;
and during fog, mist, falling snow,
or heavy rainstorms make the signal
prescribed for a vessel at anchor (see
subdivision (d), and the last paragraph
of Article 15).

(i.) In fog, mist, falling snow, or heavy rain-
storms, drift-net vessels attached to their
nets, and vessels when trawling, dredging,
or fishing with any kind of drag-net,
and vessels line fishing with their lines
out, shall, if of 20 tons gross tonnage or
upwards respectively, at intervals of not
more than one minute, make a blast; if
steam-vessels, with the whistle or syren;
and if sailing-vessels, with a fog-horn;
each blast to be followed by ringing the
bell. Fishing vessels and boats of less
than 20 tons gross tonnage shall not
be obliged to give the above-mentioned
signals; but if they do not, they shall
make some other efficient sound signal
at intervals of not more than one
minute.