. I 102 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 4. 1897. d“S•'“:¤€,;°$]!g 7*:*; ART. 26. Sailing-vessels under way shall keep out of the way of sailingnuashmg, ac. vessels or boats fishing with nets, or lines, or trawls. This rule shall not give to any vessel or boat engaged in iishing the right of obstructing a fair-way used by vessels other than iishing-vessels or boats. b£•;1;:;*g{;*;i°¤;g*°¤ ART. 27. In obeying and construing these rules due regard shall g° y' had to all dangers of navigation and collision, and to any special circumstances which may render a departure from the above rules necessary in order to avoid immediate danger. §;;gu gggglghfgg SOUND Sreiuns non Vnssnns m Snmr or 01m Anornmz. ART. 28. When vessels are in sight of one another a steam-vessel under way whose engines are going at full speed astern shall indicate that fact by three short blasts on the whistle. ¤,§;uj',';°,;‘j}c§‘§j,’,j‘,Q‘gf No Vassar. Umnnn my Crncuusrucns ro Nmemcr Pnormz {gg! proper vr¤·>¤¤- PRECAUTIONS. Ann:. 29. Nothing in these rules shall exonerate any vessel or the 7 owner or master or crew thereof, from the consequences of any neglect to carry lights or signal , 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. Lights on ynrmzr ART. 30. The exhibition of any light on board of a vessel of war of . T'TY,,,§§i,“,§’,*§,‘T2,§',’,,,,,,Q the United States or a revenue cutter may be suspended whenever, in M- the opmion of the Secretary of the Navy, the commander in chief of a squadron, or the commander of a vessel acting singly, the special character of the service may require it. ”'·**"°•° **¤'*°‘* Drsrnnss SIGNALS. ART. 31. When a vessel is in distress and requires assistance from other vessels or from the shore the following shall be the signals to be used or displayed by her, either together or separately, namely: 1****** ‘°>"*¤°· IN rmt nsrrrnm. A continuous sounding with any fog-signal apparatus, or tiring a gun. At night. AT NlGHT_ First. Flames on the vessel as from a burning tar barrel, oil barrel, and so forth. &mSecoud. A continuous sounding with any fog·signal apparatus, or ng a gun. ,i£*;_l°;s{g,}{;btgj*,j{‘; Sec. That the supervising inspectors of steam-vessels and the Supervising Inspectortieueral shall establish such rules to be observed by steam vessels in passing each other and as to the lights to be carried by ferry-boats and by barges and eanalboats when in tow of steamvessels, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as they from time to time may deem necessary for safety, which rules when approved mggciggji ¤1>•`><=i¤1 by the Secretary of the Treasury, are hereby declared special rules Vvl.26,p.32S. duly_ made by local authority, as provided for in article thirty of chapter eight hundred and two of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety. Printed copies m Two printed copies of such rules shall be furnished to such terry-boats ‘°"> "°*‘“ °“’· and steam-vessels, which rules shall be kept posted up in conspicuous places in such vessels. tfeualty m pam, Sec. 3. That every pilot, engineer, mate, or master of any steam- ° ‘ vessel, and every master or mate of any barge or canal-boat, who neglects or refuses to observe the provisions of this Act, or the regula- `EIODS established in pursuance of the preceding section, shall be liable to a penalty of fifty dollars, and for all damages sustained by any
