A. Have the ship under such sail, that she is under perfect command, and can quickly be brought to the wind without any risk of damage. Q. You meet a fleet of steamers ? A. Keep my course. Q. Any exception to this? A. Yes. By Art. 19. Due regard must be had to all dangers of navigation, and due regard must be had to any special circumstances which may exist in any particular case, rendering a departure from the above rules necessary, in order to avoid immediate danger. Q. A steamer thinks he can cross you, but when it is too late to go under your stern, he finds he cannot cross you, can you do anything to avoid collision ? Yes. A. Hard a port, or hard a starboard. Show Green to Green; or, Red to Red, or heave my ship into the wind, as the case may require. Q. You meet a fleet of sailing ships? A. Consider what those sailing ships can do, and what they probably will do in the various cases that may occur. Q. You see a white light? A. Probably a ship at anchor; if so, keep clear. It may be the mast head light of a steamer, with coloured lights invisible; or it may be a pilot cutter's light. Q. You are running; a fleet of sailing ships are coming the other way? A. They must be turning. them, go under their stern. the case may require. Keep clear. If not certain of crossing Show Green to Green; or, Red to Red, as Q. You think you will cross the bow of a green light on your port bow; but, when it is too late to go under his stern, you find you cannot cross him? A. Hard a port, foreyard forward, let him pass to leeward of me. Q. You see a red light anywhere on your port side? A. Red to Red. Go ahead. Q. You see a green light anywhere on your starboard side? A. Green to Green. Go ahead. Q. What position of the Green or Red shews danger? A. Green to port, or Red to starboard, shews danger. Q. A is a sailing ship, close hauled on port tack; B is a sailing ship close hauled on starboard tack. A. A, being on port tack, gives way. Q. A and B meet end on? A. Both port. Q. A is free. B close hauled? A. A gives way. Q. A is close hauled. B is free? A. B gives way. Q. Both ships free. A wind on port side. B on starboard side? A. A gives way. Q. Both ships on same tack. A to windward? A. A keeps clear. Q. A has the wind aft. B has it on the beam ? A. A keeps clear. Q. A is on port tack, B on starboard tack, both close hauled. How does A know whether she will weather B? A. By taking a mark ahead of B. If the mark open by B, A will weather B. If it closes, or does not open, A will not weather B. Q. A thinks that she will way, finds that she cannot. A. Both tack ship. weather B; but, when it is too late to give What must both ships do? Q. Night time. A and B are turning. A on port tack sees B's red light on starboard tack. How does A know that she will weather B ? A. By A taking the bearing of B. If B's bearing draw more astern, A will weather B. If B's bearing do not alter, or it draw more ahead, A will not weather B. COMMERCIAL CODE OF SIGNALS. Q. How many Code Signals are there? A. It is shewn under the ensign whilst signalling, to indicate that the signal is by the commercial code; hoisted by itself, it is the answering pennant. One Flag Signal. Q. What does the pennant C mean when it is hoisted by itself? A. Yes. Q. What is the meaning of the pennant D by itself? A. No. Two Flag Signals. Q. Two flags. Burgee uppermost. A. Attention signal. Q. Two flags. Pennant uppermost. A. Compass signal. Q. Two flags. Pennant uppermost. Flag W undermost. A. Meteorological forecast. Q. Two flags. Square flag uppermost. A. Urgent, or Danger signals. Three Flag Signals. Q. Three flags. A. Universal, and express Latitude, Longitude, Time, Numeral, and all ordinary signals, required for communication. Four Flag Signals. Q. Four flags. Burgee uppermost. A. Geographical signal. Q. Four flags. Pennants C, D, or F uppermost ? A. National vocabulary and spelling table. Q. Four flags. Pennant G uppermost? A. Name of Man of War. Q. Four flags. Square flag uppermost ? A. Name of Merchant Ship. To Interpret a Signal. Q. A ship hoists the signal B D, find its meaning? A. What ship is that. Remarks-Find the two flag signals in Part I, and the signals being arranged in alphabetical order, it must be near the beginning of those signals, BC is the first signal, D is the next consonant to C, and opposite to BD is the question What ship is that?" which is the meaning of the signal. Q. Find the signal GH? 66 Q. Find the signal DW+-(2)? |