GUARD OFFICER most convenient to the officer or other person who may witness the violation. § 304.1, 304.2, 304.3, 304.4, 304.5 GREAT LAKES Not covered, except by Rule 28. WESTERN RIVERS Not covered, except by Rule 26. POSTING OF PILOT RULES REQUIRED INTERNATIONAL Not required. INLAND On steam and other motor vessels of over 100 gross tons, two copies of the placard form of the rules (Form 803) in this part shall be kept posted up in conspicuous places in the vessel, one copy of which shall be kept posted in the pilothouse. On steam and other motor vessels of over 25 gross tons and not over 100 gross tons, two copies of the placard form of the pilot rules shall be kept on board, one copy of which shall be kept posted up in the pilothouse. 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. § 312.13(b) GREAT LAKES On steam and other motor vessels of over 100 gross tons, two copies of the placard form of the rules in this part (Form 807) shall be kept posted up in conspicuous places in the vessel, one copy of which shall be kept posted in the pilothouse. On steam and other motor vessels of over 25 gross tons and not over 100 gross tons, two copies of the placard form of the pilot rules shall be kept on board, one copy of which shall be kept posted up in the pilothouse. 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). WESTERN RIVERS § 322.15(b) 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 pilothouse. On steam and other motor vessels of over 25 gross tons and not over 100 gross tons, two copies of the placard form of the pilot rules shall be kept on board, one copy of which shall be kept posted up in the pilothouse. 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. § 332.13(b) VESSELS IN COLLISION MUST STAND BY IN ALL WATERS ACT OF SEPTEMBER 4, 1890, IN REGARD TO COLLISIONS AT SEA, By the President of the United States of America Whereas an act of Congress in regard to collisions at sea was approved September 4, 1890, the said act being in the following words: "Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in every case of collision between two vessels it shall be the duty of the master or person in charge of each vessel, if and so far as he can do so without serious danger to his own vessel, crew, and passengers (if any), to stay by the other vessel until he has ascertained that she has no need of further assistance, and to render to the other vessel, her master, crew, and passengers (if any) such assistance as may be practicable and as may be necessary in order to save them from any danger caused by * 26 Stat. 425; 33 U. S. C. 367, 368. the collision, and also to give to the master or person in charge of the other vessel the name of his own vessel and her port of registry, or the port or place to which she belongs, and also the name of the ports and places from which and to which she is bound. If he fails so to do, and no reasonable cause for such failure is shown, the collision shall, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be deemed to have been caused by his wrongful act, neglect, or default. "SEC. 2. That every master or person in charge of a United States vessel who fails, without reasonable cause, to render such assistance or give such information as aforesaid shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable to a penalty of one thousand dollars, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years; and for the above sum the vessel shall be liable and may be seized and proceeded against by process in any district court of the United States by any person; one-half such sum to be payable to the informer and the other to the United States. "SEC. 3. That this act shall take effect at a time to be fixed by the President by Proclamation issued for that purpose." And whereas it is provided by section 3 of the said act that it shall take effect at a time to be fixed by the President by proclamation issued for that purpose: Now, therefore, I, Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States of America, do hereby, in virtue of the authority vested in me by section 3 of the said act, proclaim the fifteenth day of December, 1890, as the day on which the said act shall take effect. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this eighteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and fifteenth. [SEAL] BENJ. HARRISON. Doing what the other fellow expects you to do-before he has time to prevent it. Part X LIGHTS FOR VESSELS, INCLUDING MOTORBOATS LIGHTS ON VESSELS-WHEN SHOWN INTERNATIONAL The word "visible" in these rules when applied to lights shall mean visible on a dark night with a clear atmosphere. Preliminary The rules concerning lights shall be complied with in all weathers from sunset to sunrise, and during such time no other lights which may be mistaken for the prescribed lights shall be exhibited. INLAND Same as International. GREAT LAKES Art. 1 Preliminary Art. 1. § 312.14 The lights mentioned in the following rules, and no others which may be mistaken for the prescribed lights, shall be exhibited in all weathers from sunset to sunrise. The word "visible" in these rules, when applied to lights, shall mean visible on a dark night with a clear atmosphere. WESTERN RIVERS Rule 2 The lights mentioned in the following rules, and no others, shall be carried in all weathers between sunset and sunrise. LIGHTS ON VESSELS NOT UNDERWAY VESSEL AT ANCHOR, VESSEL AGROUND INTERNATIONAL Rule 2 A vessel under one hundred and fifty feet in length when at anchor shall carry forward, where it can best be seen, but at a height not exceeding twenty feet above the hull, a white light, in a lantern so constructed as to show a clear, uniform, and unbroken light visible all around the horizon at a distance of at least one mile. A vessel of one hundred and fifty feet or upwards in length when at anchor shall carry in the forward part of the vessel, at a height of not less than twenty and not exceeding forty feet above the hull, one such light, and at or near the stern of the vessel, and at such a height that it shall be not less than fifteen feet lower than the forward light, another such light. The length of the vessel shall be deemed to be the length appearing in her certificate of registry.**** Art. 11 NOTE. The single anchor light, or the higher of two anchor lights, must be in the fore part of the anchored vessel. This enables an approaching vessel, while |