CHILI: This article is as follows: (Translation.) "Every ship overtaking any other shall keep out of the way of the latter." DENMARK: Identical. FRANCE: Identical. GERMANY: Identical. ITALY: Identical. JAPAN: Identical. MEXICO: Identical. NORWAY: Identical. SIAM: Identical. SWEDEN: Identical. THE NETHERLANDS: Identical. GREAT BRITAIN: ARTICLE 21. In narrow channels every steamship shall, when it is safe and practicable, keep to that side of the fairway or mid-channel which lies on the starboard side of such ship. UNITED STATES: Identical. AUSTRIA-HUNGARY: Identical. BELGIUM: Identical. CHILI: Identical. DENMARK : Identical. FRANCE: Identical. GERMANY: Identical. ITALY: Identical. JAPAN: Identical. S. Ex. 53, pt. 3-4 MEXICO: See note at end. NORWAY: Identical. SIAM: See note at end. SWEDEN: Identical. THE NETHERLANDS: Identical. GREAT BRITAIN: ARTICLE 22. Where by the above rules one of two ships is to keep out of the way the other shall keep her course. UNITED STATES: Identical. AUSTRIA-HUNGARY: Identical. BELGIUM: Identical. CHILI: Identical. DENMARK: Identical. FRANCE: Identical. GERMANY: Identical. ITALY: Identical. JAPAN: Identical. MEXICO: Probably intended to be identical. NORWAY: Identical. SIAM : Identical. SWEDEN: Identical. THE NETHERLANDS: Identical. GREAT BRITAIN: ARTICLE 23. In obeying and construing these rules due regard shall be had to all dangers of navigation, and to any special circumstances which may render a departure from the above rules necessary in order to avoid immediate danger. UNITED STATES: Identical. AUSTRIA-HUNGARY: Identical. BELGIUM: Identical. CHILI: Identical. DENMARK: Identical. FRANCE: Identical. GERMANY: Identical. ITALY: Identical. JAPAN: Identical. MEXICO: Identical. NORWAY: Identical. SIAM: Identical 3. SWEDEN: Identical. THE NETHERLANDS: GREAT BRITAIN : ARTICLE 24. Nothing in these rules shall exonerate any ship, 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. UNITED STATES: Identical. AUSTRIA-HUNGARY: Identical. BELGIUM: Identical. CHILI: Identical. DENMARK: Identical, FRANCE: Identical. GERMANY: Identical. ITALY: Identical. JAPAN: Identical. MEXICO: Identical. NORWAY: Identical. SIAM: Identical. SWEDEN: Identical. THE NETHERLANDS: GREAT BRITAIN : ARTICLE 25. Nothing in these rules shall interfere with the operation of a special rule, duly made by local authority, relative to the navigation of any harbor, river, or inland navigation. UNITED STATES: Identical. AUSTRIA-HUNGARY: Identical. BELGIUM: Identical. CHILI: This article omitted. DENMARK: Identical. FRANCE: Identical. GERMANY: Identical. ITALY: Identical. JAPAN: Identical. MEXICO: This article omitted. NORWAY: Identical. SIAM: This article omitted, but see preamble to the Siamese rules, SWEDEN: Identical. THE NETHERLANDS: Identical. GREAT BRITAIN : ARTICLE 26. Nothing in these rules shall interfere with the operation of any special rules made by the Government of any nation with respect to additional station and signal lights for two or more ships of war or for ships sailing under convoy. UNITED STATES: Identical. AUSTRIA-HUNGARY: Identical, except that the word "additional," before the words. "station and signal lights," is omitted. BELGIUM: Identical. CHILI: This article is omitted. DENMARK: Identical, except that the word "additional," before the words. "station and signal lights," is omitted. FRANCE: Identical. GERMANY: Identical. ITALY: This article omitted. JAPAN: Identical. MEXICO: This article omitted. NORWAY: Identical. SIAM: This article omitted. SWEDEN: Identical. THE NETHERLANDS: GREAT BRITAIN : ARTICLE 27. When a ship is in distress and requires assistance from other ships or from the shore, the following shall be the signals to be used or displayed by her, either together or separately, that is to say: In the daytime First. A gun fired at intervals of about a minute. |