visions. By Presidential Proclamation 3030, dated August 15, 1953, the President proclaimed as authorized by Congress that the revised International Rules would be in force and effect on and after January 1, 1954. Since March 1, 1955, no statutory change to the International Rules has been made by Congress. For ready reference the statutes containing the International Rules and the Inland Rules are reprinted in this pamphlet in comparative form. Some rearrangement of the sequence of the laws was necessary to align corresponding provisions. Each statute specifies the waters on which it is applicable. The lines of demarcation between the high seas and inland waters are regulations prescribed by the Commandant of the Coast Guard pursuant to section 2 of the Act of February 19, 1895, as amended (33 U. S. C. 151), and are copied from Part 82 of Title 33 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Because of the revision of the International Rules which became effective January 1, 1954, and also because of various amendments to the Inland Rules, many publications and text books on the Rules of the Road may be obsolete. The Coast Guard publishes only three pamphlets on the Rules of the Road, this publication covering the International Rules to prevent collisions and Pilot Rules for the coastal inland waters, and separate publications for the Great Lakes, and the western rivers. Any other Coast Guard publication on this subject, such as "Comparative Rules of the Road and How to Obey Them," and this pamphlet with edition dates prior to January 2, 1957, are obsolete and should be discarded. Publications which do not contain current rules for preventing collisions should be checked and corrected immediately or discarded. The rules and regulations regarding navigation are published in Chapter I of Title 33 (Navigation and Navigable Waters) in the Code of Federal Regulations. Each chapter of rules and regulations assigned to the Coast Guard is further divided into subchapters, parts, subparts, sections, paragraphs, subparagraphs, and subdivisions. The parts in each chapter are assigned arabic numbers and may be further divided into subparts, which are divided into sections assigned arabic numbers. The sections have been further subdivided into paragraphs, paragraphs into subparagraphs, and subparagraphs into subdivisions. The terminology for numbering may be described as follows: The navigation requirements for the Great Lakes are set forth in a pamphlet entitled "Pilot Rules for the Great Lakes and Their Connecting and Tributary Waters and the St. Marys River," CG-172. The navigation requirements for the western rivers and the Red River of the North are set forth in a pamphlet entitled "Pilot Rules for the Western Rivers and the Red River of the North," CG-184. These pamphlets may be obtained upon request from Coast Guard marine inspection offices in the major ports, or the Commandant (CHS), United States Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington 25, D. C. The Coast Guard is responsible for the enforcement of these rules and regulations. All persons navigating or piloting public or private vessels should familiarize themselves with the requirements of these rules and regulations and conform strictly therewith in the navigation of their vessels. To this end, Coast Guard personnel concerned with the administration and enforcement of these rules and regulations will extend every possible assistance. CG Dist. (SDL No. 64) Justivat fick J. A. HIRSHFIELD Rear Admiral, U. S. Coast Guard A: aaabcd (5); efi (3); remainder (1) Acting Commandant B: e (110); g (20); d (14); f (10) ; h l (5) ; b d k (1) C: abcdfgikmnos (1) D: abdfghiklm (1) E: efimno (1) List 112 List 160 IV CHANGES IN TEXT IN PUBLICATION Section 3 of Motorboat Act of April 25, 1940 (46 U. S. C. 526b), revised by Public Law 552, 84th Congress, approved June 4, 1956, 70 Stat. 228, by revising paragraph (c) and by adding paragraphs (e) and (f). 33 CFR 82.5, all harbors on the coast of Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts between West Quoddy Head, Maine, and Cape Ann Lighthouse, Mass., amended by Federal Register of November 27, 1956, 21 F. R. 9213. 33 CFR 82.20, New York Harbor, amended by Federal Register of November 27, 1956, 21 F. R. 9214. 33 CFR 82.25, Delaware Bay and tributaries, amended by Federal Register of November 27, 1956, 21 F. R. 9214. 33 CFR 82.45, St. Simon Sound, St. Andrew Sound, and Cumberland Sound, amended by Federal Register of November 27, 1956, 21 F. R. 9214. 33 CFR 82.95, Mobile Bay, Ala., to Mississippi Passes, La., amended by Federal Register of August 1, 1956, 21 F. R. 5749 and November 27, 1956, 21 F. R. 9214. 33 CFR 82.103, Mississippi Passes, La., to Sabine Pass, Tex., amended by Federal Register of August 1, 1956, 21 F. R. 5749. 33 CFR 82.116, Brazos River, Tex., to the Rio Grande, Tex., amended by Federal Register of November 17, 1955, 20 F. R. 8521. 33 CFR 82.125, Columbia River Entrance, amended by Federal Register of November 27, 1956, 21 F. R. 9214. 33 CFR 82.130, San Francisco Harbor, amended by Federal Register of November 27, 1956, 21 F. R. 9214. 33 CFR 82.135, San Pedro Bay, amended by Federal Register of November 27, 1956, 21 F. R. 9214. 33 CFR 82.235, St. Thomas Harbor, St. Thomas, amended by Federal Register of November 27, 1956, 21 F. R. 9214. 33 CFR 82.245, Sonda de Vieques, amended by Federal Register of November 27, 1956, 21 F. R. 9214. Department of the Navy Orders Nos. 15 through 19, revising navigational light waivers for certain Naval vessels to May 12, 1956; 18 F. R. 8706, 19 F. R. 5024, 20 F. R. 5831, 8200, 21 F. R. 3161. 46 CFR Part 25, relating to uninspected vessels, deleted January 2, 1957. As before, 46 CFR Part 25 is published separately. Appendix, where pertaining to hurricane, storm, and small craft warning signals, amended January 2, 1957, by deleting reference to two red pennants indicating that a storm is expected. |