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120 THOMPSON'S COAST PILOT. Artictz 7. Ships, whether steamships or sailing ships, when at. anchor in roadsteads or fairways, shall, between sunset and sunrise, 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 around the horizon, at a distance of at least one mile. 3 ARTICLE 8. Sailing pilot vessels shall not carry the lights required for other sailing vessels, but'shall carry a white light at the masthead, visible all around the horizon, _ shall also exhibit a flare-up light every fifteen minutes. ArtIoLE 9. Open fishing boats and other open boats shall not be required to carry 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 ves- sels, 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 ** a flare-up in addition, if considered expedient. ARTICLE 10. Whenever there isa 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) Steamships under way shall use a steam whistle placed before the funnel, not less than eight feet from the deck. (6) Sailing ships under way shall use a fog horn. (c) Steamships and sailing ships when not under way shall use a bell. ARTICLE 11. If two sailing ships are meeting end on, or nearly end on, so as to involve risk of collision, the helms of both shall be put to port so that each may pass on the port side of the other. ARTICLE 12. When two sailing ships are crossing so as to involve risk of collision, then, if they have the wind on different sides, the ship with the wind on the port side shall keep out of the way of the ship with the wind on the starboard side, except in the case in which the ship with the wind on the port side is close hauled, and the other ship free, in which case the latter ship shall keep out of the way. But if they have the wind on the same side, or if one of them has the wind aft, the ship which is to windward shall keep out of the way of the ship which is to leeward. ARTICLE 13. If two ships under steam are meeting end on, or nearly 'end on, so as to involve risk of collision, the helms of both shall be put to port, so that each may pass on the port side of the other. ArticLe 14. If two ships under steam are crossing so as to involve risk of collision, the ship which has the other on her own starboard side shall keep out of the way of the other.