THE

RULES of the ROAD
AT SEA

43472

Comprising

THE INTERNATIONAL RULES

FOR PREVENTION OF COLLISION AT SEA

THE INLAND RULES

APPLICABLE ON THE INLAND WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES
ON THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC COASTS AND

THE COAST OF THE GULF OF MEXICO

THE PILOT RULES

APPLICABLE ON THE INLAND COAST WATERS
OF THE UNITED STATES

By

W. H. LABOYTEAUX

NEW YORK

BAKER, VOORHIS & CO.

1920

Copyright, 1920

JOHNSON & HIGGINS
New York

THE DE VINNE PRESS
NEW YORK

OCEANS

72.4
.L125S

FOR A VESSEL WHICH FROM ACCIDENT IS
NOT UNDER COMMAND.

29

FOR VESSEL EMPLOYED IN LAYING OR PICK-
ING UP A TELEGRAPH CABLE

29

SAIL BY DAY

XIII NAVAL AND RECOGNITION SIGNALS

XIV SIGHT SIGNAL FOR STEAM VESSEL UNDER

60

XVII SAILING VESSELS

XVIII STEAM VESSELS-PASSING RULE

XIX STEAM VESSELS-CROSSING RULE.

III

RIGHT OF WAY OF FISHING VESSELS
GENERAL PRUDENTIAL RULE.

167

. 168

175

XXVI
XXVII
XXVIII SOUND SIGNALS FOR PASSING STEAMERS
INLAND ART. 18, RULE V-BEND SIGNAL 196
INLAND ART. 18, RULE V-DOCK SIGNAL 196
INLAND ART. 18, RULE III-ALARM SIG-

213

PILOT RULE III-HALF MILE RULE
PILOT RULE VII-EXPLANATORY RULE. 216

XXIX PRECAUTION RULE

LIGHTS ON U. S. NAVAL VESSELS AND

XXXI DISTRESS SIGNALS

218

234

128

6, 143, 163, 170

Albano, The (Owners of The Albano v. Allan Line), 10

America, The, (1875) 92 U.S. 432

America, The, (1900) 102 Fed. 767.

American, The, and The Syria, 2 Asp. M.C. (N.S.) 350

Ames, The Gov., (See Gov. Ames, The)

Amiral Cecille, The, 134 Fed. 673

Anselm, The (Reversed on Appeal), 10 Asp. M.C. (N.S.)
438

Ape, The, 12 Asp. M.C. (N.S.) 487 .
Aras, The, 10 Asp. M.C. (N.S.) 358
Ariadne, The, 13 Wall. 475 .
Arthur, The, 108 Fed. 557

Ashton, The, 10 Asp. M.C. (N.S.) 88
Atkins Hughes, The, 199 Fed. 938

Aurelia, The, 183 Fed. 341

Aureole, The, 113 Fed. 224

Banshee, The, 6 Asp. M.C. (N.S.) 221

Bassett Hound, The, 7 Asp. M.C. (N.S.) 467

B.B. Saunders, The, 25 Fed. 727.

V

188

243

100

225

57

106, 116, 118, 142 186, 223

2, 187, 192, 214

157

56, 57

51

. 198

130

50

2