✨ Admiralty shipping regulations
(90.)
SECOND.—When the Red, and not the Green light is seen :
A sees a Red Light ahead or on the bow ; A knows that either,
1, a vessel is approaching her on her port bow, as B ;
[Diagram: Vessel A and Vessel B with Red light]
or, 2, a vessel is crossing in some direction to port, as D D D.
[Diagram: Vessel A and three vessels D with Red lights]
If A sees a White Mast-head Light above the Red Light, A knows that the vessel
is a steam vessel, and is either approaching her in the same direction as B, or is cross-
ing to port in some direction as D D D.
THIRD.—When the Green and not the Red Light is seen :
A sees a Green Light ahead or on the bow ;—A knows that either,
1, a vessel is approaching her on her starboard bow, as B ;
[Diagram: Vessel A and Vessel B with Green light]
or, 2, a vessel is crossing in some direction to starboard, as D D D.
[Diagram: Vessel A and three vessels D with Green lights]
If A sees a White Mast-head Light above the Green Light, A knows that the
vessel is a steam vessel, and is either approaching her in the same direction as B, or
is crossing to starboard in some direction as D D D.
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Taranaki Provincial Gazette 1858, No 17
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Admiralty notice regarding new regulations for lights and fog signals on sea-going vessels
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🚂 Transport & Communications24 February 1858
Admiralty, Shipping, Regulations, Lights, Fog Signals, Collision prevention, Steam vessels, Sailing vessels, Pilot vessels, Anchor