 | Geography - 1918 - 622 pages
...or two torches burning near together by night, will signify, "This is the best place to land" (238). Any of these signals may be answered from the vessel...by firing a rocket, a blue light, or a gun, or by snowing a light over the ship's gunwale for a short time and then concealing it. 239-246. The insignia... | |
 | Navigation - 1890 - 696 pages
...day, or two torches burning near together, by night, will signify " This is the best place to land." Any of these signals may be answered from the vessel...showing a light over the ship's gunwale for a short time arid then concealing it. And it is recommended that the several governments take measures to keep all... | |
 | Navigation - 1890 - 524 pages
...Tills is the best place to land.' "Any of these signals may be answered from the vessel as foliotes : In the day-time — by waving a flag, a handkerchief,...ship's gunwale for a short time and then concealing it. "And it is recommended that the several governments take measures to keep all their sea-going vessels... | |
 | Navigation - 1890 - 518 pages
...place to land." Any of these signals may be answered from the vessel as follows : In the day time — by waving a flag, a handkerchief, a hat, or even the...rocket, a blue light or a gun, or by showing a light orer the ship's gunwale for a short time and then concealing it. And it is recommended that the several... | |
 | Navigation - 1890 - 692 pages
...the sixth paragraph of this resolution. The sixth paragraph of the fourth resolution is as follows: "Any of these signals may be answered from the vessel as follows: In the day-time, by waving a fing, a handkerchief, a hat, or even the hand; at night, by firing a rocket, a blue light, or a gun,... | |
 | Coastwise navigation - 1902 - 650 pages
...slowly swung back and forth, or a white rocket or white Roman candle fired by night, will signify: "Slack away." 4. Two flags, a white and a red, waved...flag, a handkerchief, a hat, or even the hand; at n?ghf, by firing a rocket, a blue light, or ag#n, or by showing a light over the ship's gunwale for... | |
 | Tides - 1902 - 516 pages
...day, or two torches burning near together by night, will signify— 'This is the best place to laud.' "Any of these signals may be answered from the vessel...gunwale for a short time, and then concealing it." RKCAPITULATION. Remain by the wreck until assistance arrives from the shore, unless your vessel shows... | |
 | International Correspondence Schools - Marine meteorology - 1902 - 600 pages
...or two torches burning near together by night, will signify: "This is the best place to land." 47. Any of these signals may be answered from the vessel...ship's gunwale for a short time and then concealing it. 48. Recapitulation. — Remain by the wreck until assistance arrives from shore, unless your vessel... | |
 | Tides - 1903 - 526 pages
...night, will signify — 'This is the l>est place to land.' "Any of these signals may lie answer«! from the vessel as follows: In the daytime, by waving...short time, and then concealing it." RECAPITULATION. Remain by the wreck until assistance arrives from the shore, unless your vessel shows sigiis of immediately... | |
 | Tides - 1904 - 538 pages
...near together by night, will signify — 'This is the best place to land.' "Any of these signals maybe answered from the vessel as follows: In the daytime, by waving a flag, a handkerchief, a hat, oreven the hand; at night, by firing a rocket, a blue light, or a gun, or by showing alight over the... | |
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A man on shore beckoning by day, or two torches burning near together by night, will signify, " This is the best place to land." Any of these signals may be answered from the vessel as follows: In the daytime, by waving a flag, a handkerchief, a hat,... 
