 | 1857 - 504 pages
...dreadful disaster would never have occurred. There is a universal law for steamers' lights at sea— a bright white light at the foremast head, a green light on the starboard-side, and a red light on the port-side ; the coloured lights constructed to reflect outward... | |
 | Naval art and science - 1858 - 750 pages
...Steam Vessels, when under Steam, shall, between sunset and sunrise, exhibit the following Lights : 1. A bright White Light at the Foremast Head. A Green...the Starboard side. A Red Light on the Port side. 2. The Mast-head Light shall be so constructed as to be visible on a dark night, with a clear atmosphere,... | |
 | Naval art and science - 1851 - 738 pages
...hereinafter mentioned, viz: — Whenunder Steam ( A Bright White Light at the Foremast Head. „ ., -JA Green Light on the Starboard Side. ( A. Red Light on the Port Side. When at Anchor. — A Common Bright Light. Having reference to the foregoing, the following rules are... | |
 | John William Carleton - 1857 - 486 pages
...dreadful disaster would never have occurred. There is a universal law for steamers' lights at sea — a bright white light at the foremast head, a green light on the starboard-side, and a red light on the port-side ; the coloured lights constructed to reflect outward... | |
 | Royal Scottish Society of Arts - Industrial arts - 1856 - 860 pages
...steam-vessels. Between sunset and sunrise, when under steam, they are to show a bright white light on the foremast head ; a green light on the starboard side ; a red light on the port side. The side lights are, moreover, to be fitted with screens, on the inboard side, of at least three feet... | |
 | Janet Taylor - 1852 - 98 pages
...exhibit the following lights:— When under Steam, or Sail. A Bright White Light at the Foremast-Head. A Green Light on the Starboard Side. A Red Light on the Port Side. The Mast-Head Light is visible at a distance of at least five miles, in a dark night, with a clear... | |
 | Alexander Bridport Becher - 1853 - 164 pages
...such description and in such manner as is hereinafter mentioned, viz. — When under Steam or Sail. A bright white light at the foremast head. A green...the starboard side. A red light on the port side. When at anchor. — A common bright light. Having reference to the foregoing, the following rules are... | |
 | Admiralty - 1853 - 682 pages
...navigating the coasts and [ * 191 ] channels of this country, have for some time past used or carried a bright white light at the foremast head, a green light on the starboard bow, and a red light on the port bow, such colored lights being fitted each with a screen of wood or... | |
 | George Wilson - Color blindness - 1855 - 212 pages
...steam-vessels. Between sunset and sunrise, when under steam, they are to show a bright white light on the foremast head ; a green light on the starboard side ; a red light on the port side. The side lights are, moreover, to be fitted with screens, on the inboard side, of at least three feet... | |
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When canal boats are towed at a hawser in one or more tiers, two or more abreast, the boat on the starboard side of each tier shall carry a green light on her starboard side, and the boat on the port side... 
