SEPT. 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3005

1. Steam-vessels of less than 40 tons shall carry—
   a. In the fore part of the vessel, or on or in front of the funnel,
   where it can best be seen, and at a height above the gunwale
   of not less than 9 ft., a bright white light constructed and
   fixed as prescribed in Article 2 a, and of such a character
   as to be visible at a distance of at least 2 miles.
   b. Green and red sidelights constructed and fixed as prescribed in
   Article 2 b and c, and of such a character as to be visible at
   a distance of at least 1 mile, or a combined lantern showing
   a green light and a red light from right ahead to two points
   abaft the beam on their respective sides. Such lantern shall
   be carried not less than 3 ft. below the white light.

2. Small steamboats, such as are carried by seagoing vessels,
   may carry the white light at a less height than 9 ft. above the gunwale,
   but it shall be carried above the combined lantern mentioned in
   subdivision 1 b.

3. Vessels under oars or sails, of less than 20 tons, shall have
   ready at hand a lantern with a green glass on one side and a red glass
   on the other, which, on the approach of or to other vessels, 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.

4. Rowing-boats, whether under oars or sail, shall have ready at
   hand a lantern showing a white light, which shall be temporarily
   exhibited in sufficient time to prevent collision.

The vessels referred to in this article shall not be obliged to carry
the lights prescribed by Article 4 a, and Article 11, last paragraph.

Art. 8.—Pilot-vessels, when engaged on their station on pilotage
duty, shall not show 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.

On the near approach of or to other vessels they shall have their
sidelights lighted, ready for use, and shall flash or show them at short
intervals, to indicate the direction in which they are heading, but the
green light shall not be shown on the port side, nor the red light on
the starboard side.

A pilot-vessel of such a class as to be obliged to go alongside of a
vessel to put a pilot on board may show the white light instead of
carrying it at the masthead, and may, instead of the coloured lights
above mentioned, have at hand ready for use a lantern with a green
glass on the one side and a red glass on the other, to be used as pre-
scribed above.

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, when engaged on her station on pilotage duty and
not an anchor, shall, in addition to the lights required for all pilot-
boats, carry, at a distance of 8 ft. 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 2 miles, and also the coloured sidelights required to be
carried by vessels when under way.

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

Pilot-vessels when not engaged on their station on pilotage duty
shall carry lights similar to those of other vessels of their tonnage.

Art. 9*†.—Fishing-vessels and fishing-boats, when under way
and when not required by this article to carry or show the lights herein-
after specified, shall carry or show the lights prescribed for vessels
of their tonnage under way.

a. Open boats, by which it is to be understood boats not pro-
tected from the entry of sea-water by means of a continuous
deck, when engaged in any fishing at night with outlying
tackle extending not more than 150 ft. horizontally from the
boat into the seaway, shall carry one all-round white light.

Open boats, when fishing at night with outlying tackle
extending more than 150 ft. horizontally from the boat into

• This Article does not apply to Chinese or Siamese vessels.
  † The expression “Mediterranean Sea” contained in subsections b and c of
  this article includes the Black Sea and the other adjacent inland seas in com-
  munication with it.