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Liverpool District Registry, (Admiralty Court of).

ORDER IN COUNCIL fixing the Limits of the District Registry of the
Court of Admiralty at Liverpool (a).

At the Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, the 14th day of

January, 1871:

Present, The Queen's most excellent Majesty in Council.
WHEREAS there was this day read at the board, a memorial from the
Right Honorable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, dated the
8th day of December, 1870, in the words following, viz. :-

Whereas by an act passed in the last session of your Majesty's parlia-
ment, entitled "An Act for Establishing a District Registrar of the High
Court of Admiralty in England, at Liverpool," it was enacted that there
shall be established in Liverpool a registry of the High Court of Admi-
ralty, and that it shall be lawful for your Majesty, from time to time, by
Order in Council, to fix the limits of such registry:

And whereas having taken the advice of your Majesty's Lord High Chancellor, we are of opinion that the limits of such registry should be co-extensive with those of the district assigned by your Majesty's Order in Council of the 14th day of January, 1869 (b), to the county court of Lancashire, as its district for Admiralty purposes; that is to say, to include the several districts of the county court of Cheshire, holden at Chester, Birkenhead, and Runcorn, and of the county court of Lancashire, holden at Warrington, Saint Helen's, Liverpool, and Ormskirk, together with such parts of the sea adjacent to such districts to a distance of three miles from the shore thereof:

We humbly beg leave to recommend your Majesty that you will be graciously pleased by your Order in Council to fix the limits of such registry accordingly.

Her Majesty, having taken the said memorial into consideration, was pleased, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, to approve of what is therein proposed; and the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are to give the necessary directions therein accordingly.

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ORDERS IN COUNCIL concerning the Lights and Signals to be carried
by Sea-going Vessels, and concerning the steps to be taken for
preventing Collisions between such Vessels at Sea (c).

I.

At the Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, the 9th of January, 1863:
Present, The Queen's most excellent Majesty in Council.
WHEREAS the rules and practice observed for preventing collisions at sea,
which were formerly adopted by maritime nations, have proved insufficient
to satisfy the requirements of modern navigation:

And whereas various alterations in such rules and practice have from
time to time been made by different nations, but the rules so altered
have been found to be in some cases inconsistent with each other, and in
other cases to have the force of municipal law only:

And whereas, in consequence of communications from the government of the Emperor of the French inviting her Majesty's government to consider the expediency of making the said rules uniform and international, her Majesty's government prepared a project of regulations for preventing collisions at sea, and submitted it to the government of the Emperor of

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the French; and the project so prepared by her Majesty's government was approved by the government of the Emperor of the French with certain modifications, which were assented to by her Majesty's govern

ment:

And whereas the said regulations so modified have been sanctioned by the "Merchant Shipping Act Amendment Act, 1862," and are contained in Table C. in the schedule to that act:

And whereas by the said act it is provided that her Majesty may from time to time, on the joint recommendation of the admiralty and the Board of Trade, by Order in Council modify any of the said regulations or make new regulations in substitution therefor:

And whereas certain clerical errors have been discovered in the regulations contained in the schedule to the said act and the admiralty and the Board of Trade have jointly recommended her Majesty to modify the said regulations for the purpose of correcting the said clerical errors; and the regulations so modified are appended to this Order:

And whereas by virtue of the said act and of this Order, the said regulations appended hereto will, so far as relates to British ships, and also so far as relates to foreign ships when within British jurisdiction, come into operation on the 1st day of June, 1863:

And whereas it is provided by the same act that [Here follows a recital of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1862, s. 58]: And it is further provided by the said act that of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1862, s. 61]:

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And whereas it has been made to appear to her Majesty that the government of the Emperor of the French is willing that the said regulations appended to this Order should on and after the 1st day of June, 1863, apply to French ships when beyond the limits of British jurisdiction:

Now, therefore, her Majesty, by virtue of the power vested in her by the said recited act, and by and with the advice of her Privy Council, is pleased to direct :

1. That the regulations contained in the schedule to the said act shall be modified by the substitution for such regulations of the regulations appended to this Order:

2. That the regulations appended to this Order shall, on and after the said 1st day of June, 1863, apply to French ships, whether within British jurisdiction or not.

Regulations referred to in the foregoing Order.

REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA (a).

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(a) The following diagrams, published by the Board of Trade, will be found useful as serving to illustrate the use of the lights carried by vessels at sea, in accordance with the regulations and the manner in which they

Navigation Rules.-Regulations for preventing Collisions at Sea.

Navigation Rules.-Regulations for preventing Collisions at Sea.

Steering and Sailing Rules.
11. Two sailing ships meeting.
12. Two sailing ships crossing.
13. Two ships under steam meeting.
14. Two ships under steam crossing.
15. Sailing ship and ship under steam.
16. Ships under steam to slacken speed.
17. Vessels overtaking other vessels.

18. Construction of Articles 12, 14, 15 and 17.

19. Proviso to save special cases.

20. No ship under any circumstances to neglect proper pre

cautions.

indicate to the vessel which sees them the position and description of the vessel that carries them :

When both red and green lights are seen:

A sees a red and green light ahead;-A knows that a vessel is approaching her on a course directly opposite to her own, as B;

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If A sees a white mast-head light above the other two, she knows that
B is a steam vessel.

When the red, and not the green light, is seen:

A sees a red light ahead or on the bow;-A knows that either, 1, a vessel is approaching her on her port bow, as B;

B

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or, 2, a vessel is crossing in some direction to port, as D D D.

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If A sees a white mast-head light above the red light, A knows that the vessel is a steam-vessel, and is either approaching her in the same direction as B, or is crossing to port in some direction, as D D D.

Preliminary.

Art. 1. In the following rules every steam ship which is under sail and not under steam is to be considered a sailing ship; and every steam ship which is under steam, whether under sail or not, is to be considered a ship

under steam.

Rules concerning Lights.

Navigation Rules.-Regulations for preventing Collisions at

Sea.

Art. 2. The lights mentioned in the following articles, numbered, 3, 4, Lights. 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, and no others, shall be carried in all weathers from sunset to sunrise.

Art. 3. Seagoing steam ships when under weigh shall carry:

(a.) At the foremast head, a bright white light, so fixed as to show an Lights for uniform and unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of twenty Steam Ships. points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light ten points on each side of the ship, viz., from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on either side, and of such a character as to be visible on a dark night with a clear atmosphere at a distance of at least five miles:

(b.) On the starboard side, a green light, so constructed as to show an uniform and unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of ten points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on the starboard side, and of such a character as to be visible on a dark night with a clear atmosphere at a distance of at least two miles:

(c.) On the port side, a red light, so constructed as to show an uniform and unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of ten points of the compass; so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on the port side, and of such a character as to be visible on a dark night with a clear atmosphere at a distance of at least two miles:

When the green, and not the red light, is seen:

A sees a green light ahead or on the bow;-A knows that either, 1, a vessel is approaching her on her starboard bow, as B;

A

B

or, 2, a vessel is crossing in some direction to starboard, as D D D.

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If A sees a white mast-head light above the green light, A knows that the vessel is a steam-vessel, and is either approaching her in the same direction, as B, or is crossing to starboard in some direction, as D D D.

Navigation Rules.-Regulations for preventing Collisions at Sea.

Lights for

steam tugs. Lights for sailing ships.

Exceptional lights for

small sailing vessels.

Lights for

ships at anchor.

Lights for pilot vessels.

Lights for fishing vessels

and boats.

Fog signals.

Two sailing

ships meeting.

(d.) The said green and red side lights shall be fitted with inboard screens projecting at least three feet forward from the light, so as to prevent these lights from being seen across the bow. Art. 4. Steam ships when towing other ships shall carry two bright white mast-head lights vertically, in addition to their side lights, so as to distinguish them from other steam ships. Each of these mast-head lights shall be of the same construction and character as the mast-head lights which other steam ships are required to carry.

Art. 5. Sailing ships under weigh or being towed shall carry the same lights as steam ships under weigh, with the exception of the white masthead lights, which they shall never carry.

Art. 6. Whenever, as in the case of small vessels during bad weather, the green and red lights cannot be fixed, these lights shall be kept on deck on their respective sides of the vessel ready for instant exhibition; and shall, on the approach of or to other vessels, be exhibited on their respective sides in sufficient time to prevent collision, in such manner as to make them most visible, and so that the green light shall not be seen on the port side, nor the red light on the starboard side.

To make the use of these portable lights more certain and easy, the lanterns containing them shall each be painted outside with the colour of the light they respectively contain, and shall be provided with suitable

screens.

Art. 7. Ships, whether steam ships or sailing ships, when at anchor in roadsteads or fairways, shall exhibit, where it can best be seen, but at a height not exceeding twenty feet above the hull, a white light in a globular lantern of eight inches in diameter, and so constructed as to show a clear uniform and unbroken light visible all round the horizon, and at a distance of at least one mile.

Art. 8. Sailing pilot vessels shall not carry the lights required for other sailing vessels, but shall carry a white light at the mast-head visible all round the horizon,-and shall also exhibit a flare-up light every fifteen

minutes.

Art. 9. Open fishing boats and other open boats shall not be required to carry the side lights required for other vessels; but shall if they do not carry such lights, carry a lantern having a green slide on the one side and a red slide on the other side; and on the approach of or to other vessels such lantern shall be exhibited in sufficient time to prevent collision, so that the green light shall not be seen on the port side nor the red light on the starboard side.

Fishing vessels and open boats when at anchor or attached to their nets and stationary shall exhibit a bright white light.

Fishing vessels and open boats shall, however, not be prevented from using a flare-up in addition if considered expedient.

Rules concerning Fog Signals.

Art. 10. Whenever there is fog, whether by day or night, the fog signals described below shall be carried and used, and shall be sounded at least every five minutes; viz.:

(a.) Steam ships under weigh shall use a steam whistle placed before the funnel not less than eight feet from the deck.

(b.) Sailing ships under weigh shall use a fog horn.

(c.) Steam ships and sailing ships when not under weigh shall use a bell.

Steering and Sailing Rules.

Art. 11. If two sailing ships are meeting end on, or nearly end on (a), so

(a) For the meaning of "two ships meeting end on, or nearly end on," see Order in Council of the 30th July, 1868, post, 44.

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