332.15 Lights for steamers having but one chimney.-All steamers having but one chimney, except ferryboats provided for in § 332.14, navigating rivers whose waters flow into the Gulf of Mexico and their tributaries, and the Red River of the North, shall carry a green light on the starboard side and a red light on the port side, on brackets securely fastened to the outboard sides of the chimney, the lights to show both forward and abeam on their respective sides. 332.16 Lights for barges and canal boats in tow.-The lights for barges and canal boats when towed ahead or alongside of the steamer, as is customary upon rivers whose waters flow into the Gulf of Mexico, shall be as follows: When one barge is towed by a steamer, and such barge is towed ahead, such barge shall have a green light on the starboard bow and a red light on the port bow. When such barge is towed alongside of the steamer, on the starboard side, such barge shall have a green light on the starboard bow. When such barge is towed alongside of a steamer, on the port side, such barge shall have a red light on the port bow. When two barges are towed alongside of a steamer, one on the starboard and one on the port side, the starboard barge shall carry a green light on the starboard bow and the port barge shall carry a red light on the port bow. When two or more barges are towed ahead, the green light shall be placed on the starboard bow of the starboard barge and a red light on the port bow of the port barge and at a distance of not less than 10 feet above the surface of the water. The colored side lights referred to in the foregoing rules must be fitted with inboard screens, so as to prevent them from being seen across the bow, and of such a character as to be visible on a dark night, with a clear atmosphere, at a distance of at least 2 miles, and so constructed as to show a uniform and unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 10 points of the compass, and so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to 2 points abaft the beam on either side. The minimum size of glass globes shall not be less than 5 inches in diameter and 5 inches high in the clear. 332.17 Lights for scows in tow.-All scows being towed by hawser behind steam vessels shall carry a regulation white light at each end of each scow (such lights to be carried not less than 8 feet above the surface of the water, and so as to show all around the horizon), except that when scows are massed in tiers, two or more abreast, each of the outside boats shall carry a white light on its outer bow; and the outside boats in the last tier shall each carry, in addition, a white light on the outer part of the stern. 332.18 Lights for rafts and other craft.-All coal boats, trading boats, produce boats, canal boats, oyster boats, fishing boats, and other water craft, except as hereinafter otherwise provided, navigating any bay, harbor, or river, propelled by hand power, horsepower, or by the current of the river, or which shall be anchored or moored in or near the channel or fairway of any bay, harbor, or river, shall carry one white light forward, not less than 8 feet above the surface of the water. Rafts propelled by hand power or by the current of the river, or which shall be anchored or moored in or near a channel or fairway, shall carry white lights, as follows: An abhaile a passquoad below for us at right. (t) bug grunding with a straw whistle or any fog-signal (1) A gun fired at intervals of about a minute. the resu) (us from a burning tar barrel, oil barrel, shetle bursting in the air with a loud report and Thunwing slang of any color of description, fired one at a time at short (4) A continue sounding with a steam whistle or any fog-signal (PS 4412,49 USC. 351) 392.29 Hule relating to the use of searchlights or other blinding Highle Pluching the rays of a searchlight or other blinding light nity this brings go into the pilot house of any vessel under way is Any person who shall flash or cause to be flashed the bats of a blinding light in violation of the above may be proceeded against in accordance with the provisions of section 4450, R. S., as simended, fucking to the revocation or suspension of his license or 992 21 Hule prohibiting unnecessary sounding of the whistle.Insert sounding of the whistle is prohibited within any harbor Whenever any licensed officer in charge limits of the United States. of ant tresel chall authorize or permit sich unnecessary whistling, such officet mint he proceeded against in accordance with the provisions of section 4450, H., so amended, looking to a revocation or suspension 992.22 Hule prohibiting the carrying of unauthorized lights on tessels. Ant master or pilot of any vessel who shall authorize or permit the carrying of any light, electric or otherwise, not required fr late that in any man will interfere with distinguishing the signal lights, may be provoded against in accordance with the provisions (Normand be the Board of Supervising Inspectors. of section 4450, R. S., as amended, looking to a suspension or revocation of his license. PART 302-BOUNDARY LINES ON INLAND WATERS Sec. Sec. lines of inland 302.60 waters. 302.90 Modifications of general rule. 302.75 Vineyard Sound, Buzzards Bay, Nar- Delaware Bay and tributaries. 302.30 Chesapeake Bay and tribu 302.35 302.40 302.45 302.50 302.55 taries. Charleston Harbor. St. Simon Sound, St. Andrew St. Johns River, Fla. 302.95 Florida Keys from Marquesas to Cape Sable. San Carlos Bay and tributar ies. Charlotte Harbor, Fla., and tributaries. Peace and Miakka Rivers. 302.100 Mobile and Mississippi Rivers. Pacific coast 302.120 Juan de Fuca Strait, Wash- Florida Reefs and Keys from 302.140 San Diego Harbor. Miami to Marquesas Keys. Gulf coast Section 302.1 Boundary lines of inland waters.-The following lines dividing the high seas from rivers, harbors, and inland waters are hereby designated and defined. Waters inshore of the lines here laid down are "inland waters," and upon them the Inland Rules and Pilot Rules made in pursuance thereof apply. Upon the high seas, viz., waters outside of the lines here laid down, the internatioual rules apply. The following lines in this part shall be effective on and after June 1, 1935.1 302.2 General rule for inland waters on the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts of the United States.-At all buoyed entrances from seaward to bays, sounds, rivers, or other estuaries for which specific lines are not prescribed herein, Inland Rules of the Road shall apply inshore of a line approximately parallel with the general trend of the shore, drawn through the outermost buoy or other aid to navigation of any system of aids. Pilot Rules for Western Rivers shall apply in rivers flowing into the Gulf of Mexico except as hereinafter stated. 302.3 Modifications of general rule.-Lines of demarcation have been established for the following specific areas of inland waters on 188 302.1 to 302.140, inclusive, issued under the authority contained in sec. 2, 28 Stat. 72; 33 U. S. C. 151. (a) A steam vessel under way in fog or thick weather shall sound, at intervals of not more than 1 minute, a prolonged blast of the whistle, of from 4 to 6 seconds' duration, except that when towing one or more vessels she shall sound three blasts of the whistle in quick succession. (b) A steam vessel when at anchor in fog or thick weather shall, at intervals of not more than 1 minute, ring the bell rapidly for about 5 seconds, (c) Steamers on rivers whose waters flow into the Gulf of Mexico, lying to during fog or thick weather, when the fog whistle or any sound is heard indicating the approach of another steamer, shall, if lying on the right shore, or right bank, give one tap of the bell; if lying on left shore, or left bank, give two taps of the bell, at intervals of not more than 1 minute, to indicate their presence, which signals shall continue until the approaching steamer has passed. Right and left shore or bank is understood by facing downstream or with the flow of the current. 332,13 Speed in fog; posting of rules; diagrams-(a) Moderate speed in fog.-Every steam vessel shall, in thick weather, by reason of fog, mist, falling snow, heavy rainstorms, or other causes, go at moderate speed. A steam vessel hearing, apparently not more than four points from right ahead, the fog signal of another vessel shall at once reduce her speed to bare steerageway, and navigate with caution until the vessels shall have passed each other. (b) Posting of Pilot Rules.--On steam and other motor vessels of over 100 gross tons two copies of the placard form of the rules in this part (Form 805) shall be kept posted up in conspicuous places in the vessel, one copy of which shall be kept posted up in the pilot house, On steam and other motor vessels of over 25 gross tons and not over 100 gross tons, two copies of the placard form of pilot rules shall be kept on board, one copy of which shall be kept posted up in the pilot house. On steam and other motor vessels of 25 gross tons and under, and of more than 10 gross tons, two copies of the placard form of the pilot rules shall be kept on board, and where practicable one copy thereof shall be kept conspicuously posted up in the vessel. On steam and other motor vessels of not more than 10 gross tons, two copies of the pamphlet form of the pilot rules shall be kept on board, and where practicable one copy thereof shall be kept conspicuously posted up in the vessel. Nothing herein contained shall require copies of the Pilot Rules to be carried on board any motorboat as defined by section 1 of the Act of April 25, 1940 (54 Stat. 163-167; 46 U. S. C. 526–526t). (c) Diagrams--The following diagrams are intended to illustrate the working of the system of colored lights and the pilot rules: FIRST SITUATION Here the two colored lights visible to each will indicate their direct approach "head and head” toward each other. In this situation it is a standing rule that both shall direct their courses to starboard and pass on the port side of each other, each having previously given one blast of the whistle, except that when an ascending steamer is approaching a descending steamer the descending steamer has the right of way. The necessary signals for passing shall be given as provided in § 332.1. SECOND SITUATION In this situation the red light only will be visible to each. Both vessels are evidently passing to port of each other, which is rulable in this situation, each pilot having previously signified his intention by one blast of the whistle. THIRD SITUATION In this situation the green light only will be visible to each. They are therefore passing to starboard of each other, which is rulable in this situation, each pilot having previously signified his intention by two blasts of the whistle. FOURTH SITUATION In this situation one steamer is overtaking another steamer from some point within the angle of two points abaft the beams of the overtaken steamer. overtaking steamer may pass on the starboard or port side of the steamer ahead The after the necessary signals for passing have been given, with assent of the overtaken steamer, as prescribed in § 332.8. |