(d.) The said green and red side-lights shall be fitted with inboard screens projecting at least three feet forward from the ligh't, so as to prevent these lights from being seen across the bow.
10. Art. IV. Steamships. when towing other ships, shall carry two bright white masthead lights, ver tically, in addition tu their side-lights, so as to distinguish them from other steamships. Each of these masthead lights shall be of the same con struction and character as the masthead lights which other steamships are required to carry.
Art. V. Sailing-ships under way or being towed shall carry the same lights as steamships under way, with the exception of the white masthead lights, which they shall never carry.
Art. VI. Whenever, as in the case of small ves sels during bad vreather, the green and red lights cannot ho fixed, theee lights shall be kept on deck, on their respective sides of the vessel, ready fur instant exhibition, and shall, on the approach of or to other vessels, be exhibited on their respective Bides in sufficient time to prevent collision, in such manner as to make them most visible) and so that the green light shall not be Been on the port side, nor the red light on the starboard side.
To make the nee of these portable lights more cortain and easy, they shall each be painted out side with the color of the light they respectively contain, and be provided with suitable screens.
Art. VII. Ships, whether steamships or sailing ships, when at anchor in roadsteads or fairtrays, 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 inehes in diameter, and so constructed as to show a clear, uniform, and 'an. broken light visible all aroand the hurizon, at a distance of at least one mile.
11. Art. VIII. Sailing pilot-vessels shall not carry the lights required for other sailing-veesels, hut shall carry a white light at the masthead, visi ble all around the horizon, and shall also exhibit a flare-up light every fifteen minutes.
Art. IX. Open fishing-boats, and other open boats, shall nut be required to carry side-lighti required for ether 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 veesels 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 sta tionary, shall exhibit a bright white ligbt. Fish ing-vessels and open boats shall, however, not be prevented from using a flare-up in addition, if con sidered expedient.
12. Art. X. Whenever there is a fog, whether by. day or night, the fog-signals described below shall he carried and need, and shall be sounded at least every five minutee, viz.: (a.) .Steamehips under way shall nee a steam whistle placed before the funnel, not less than eight feet from the deck.
(b.) Sailing-ships under way shall use a fog horn.
O.) Steamships and sailing-ships when not under, way shall use a bell.
Art. XI. If two sailing-ships are meeting end on, or nearly end on, se 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.
Art. XII. 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 aide shall keep ont ef the way of the ship with the wind on the starboard side, except in the ease in which the ship with the wind on the port aide is cluse-hauled and the other ship free, in which cam the latter ship ehall 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.
13. Art. XIII. If two ships under steam are meeting end on, or neerly end on, so as to involve risk of collision, the helms of both shall he put to port, so that each may pass on the port side of the other.