COMMITTEES ON LIGHTS AND SOUND SIGNALS.

Resolved, That the Chair appoint two committees, each to consist of seven Delegates, to be known as the Committee on Lights and the Committee on Sound Signals, whose present duty it shall be to examine and report to the Conference the literature on these two subjects which is in the possession of the Conference.

Resolved, That the former Committee on Sound Signals consider and report the specific cases in which new fog signals should be adopted, and to report specific signals for such cases.

MOTION.

MR. HALL (Great Britain). Mr. President, I now move pro forma that the Committee on Lights be requested to give the Conference its views on the matter referred to in the interlocutory report of the Collocation Committee.

COMMITTEE ON SYSTEMS AND DEVICES.

Resolved, That a committee, to be known as the Committee on Systems and Devices, shall be appointed by the president, and that it shall be the duty of the committee to examine and report upon any system or device connected with the business of the Conference, of which a written description, illustrated by plans whenever necessary, is furnished, and that only such as are favorably reported by the committee shall appear before the Conference.

COMMITTEE ON LIGHTS FOR SMALL Craft.

Resolved, That a committee of nine be appointed, to consider and report on the lights to be carried or shown on small vessels, pilot vessels, and fishing-vessels.

COMMITTEE ON UNIFORM LOAD MARK.

Resolved, That the Chair appoint a committee of seven upon the subject of a uniform load-mark, General Division 3 of the programme.

MOTION.

Mr. GOODRICH (United States). That the several committees be increased each by two, and that the Committee on Collocation also be increased by two members.

GENERAL DIVISION 3.

Draft to which vessels should be restricted when loaded.

Uniform maximum load-mark.

COMMITTEE ON LIFE-SAVING SYSTEMS AND DEVICES.

Resolved, That a committee of seven, to be known as the Committee on Life-Saving Systems and Devices, shall be appointed by the President; that it shall be the duty of the committee to examine any system or device connected with the saving of life and property from shipwreck presented on or before the 12th inst., of which a written description, illustrated by plans when necessary, shall be furnished, and that only such matters as are favorably reported by the committee shall be brought before the Conference; that the committee shall submit a report when General Division 5 of the programme shall be reached for consideration.

MOTION.

Mr. GOODRICH (United States). That the several committees be increased each by two, and that the Committee on Collocation also be increased by two members.

Resolved, That the President appoint committees on the several general divisions of the programme, except General Divisions 3 and 5.

MOTION.

Mr. GOODRICH (United States). That the several committees be in creased each by two, and that the Committee on Collocation also be increased by two members.

The following are the committees appointed in accordance with the above resolution and motion:

Committee No. 1.

To examine and report upon the subjects contained in General Divisions 2, 4, and 6 of the programme proposed by the United States delegates.

Uniform regulations regarding the designating and marking of vessels.

(a) Position of name on vessels.

(b) Position of name of port of registry on vessels.

(c) Size of lettering.

(d) Uniform system of draft marks.

GENERAL DIVISION 6.

Necessary qualifications for officers and seamen, including tests for sight and color blindness.

(a) A uniform system of examination for the different grades. (b) Uniform tests for visual power and color blindness.

(c) Uniform certificates of qualification.

Committee No. 2.

To consider and report upon General Divisions 7 and 8:

(a) With regard to the avoidance of steamer collisions. (b) With regard to the safety of fishermen.

GENERAL DIVISION 8.

Night signals for communicating information at sea.

(a) A code to be used in connection with the International Code Signal book.

(b) Or a supplementary code of limited scope to convey information of special importance to passing vessels.

(c) Distress signals.

Committee No. 3.

To consider and report upon General Divisions 9, 10, 11, and 12.