The Yachtsman's Handbook on the Practical Equipping, Care and Handling of Boats

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Outing publishing Company, 1912 - 217 Seiten
 

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Seite 123 - Art. 17. When two sailing vessels are approaching one another, so as to involve risk of collision, one of them shall keep out of the way of the other...
Seite 134 - Every vessel coming up with another vessel from any direction more than two points abaft her beam — that is, in such a position, with reference to the vessel which she is overtaking that at night she would be unable to see either of that vessel's side lights — shall be deemed to be an overtaking vessel...
Seite 23 - A vessel under one hundred and fifty feet in length when at anchor shall carry forward, where it can best be seen, but at a height not exceeding twenty feet above the hull, a white light, in a lantern so constructed as to show a clear, uniform, and unbroken light visible all around the horizon at a distance of at least one mile.
Seite 141 - A steam vessel under way, but stopped, and having no way upon her, shall sound, at intervals of not more than two minutes, two prolonged blasts, with an interval of about one second between.
Seite 137 - Nothing in these rules shall exonerate any vessel, or the owner or master or crew thereof, from the consequences of any neglect to carry lights or signals, or of any neglect to keep a proper lookout, or of the neglect of any precaution which may be required by the ordinary practice of seamen, or by the special circumstances of the case.
Seite 127 - ... shall immediately signify the same by giving several short and rapid blasts of the steam whistle...
Seite 124 - But if the courses of such vessels are so far on the starboard of each other as not to be considered as meeting head and head...
Seite 122 - Risk of collision can, when circumstances permit, be ascertained by carefully watching the compass bearing of an approaching vessel. If the bearing does not appreciably change, such risk should be deemed to exist.
Seite 125 - ... other ; in other words, to cases in which, by day, each ship sees the masts of the other in a line, or nearly in...
Seite 123 - When both are running free with the wind on different sides, the vessel which has the wind on the port side shall keep out of the way of the other.

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