Hints on Sea-Risks, Containing Some Practical Suggestions for Diminishing Maritime Losses, Addressed to Merchants, Ship-Owners and Mariners (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1843 Excerpt: ...The attention of this Corporation having been directed to the numerous, severe, and, in some instances, fatal accidents, which have resulted from the collision of vessels navigated by Steam; and it appearing to be indispensably necessary, in order to guard against the recurrence of similar calamities, that a regulation should be established for the guidance and government of persons entrusted with the charge of such vessels; and, Whereas the recognized rule for sailing vessels is, that those having the wind fair, shall give way to those on a wind: --That when both are going by the wind, the vessel on the starboard tack shall keep her wind, and the one on the larboard tack bear up, --thereby passing each other on the larboard hand: --TO AVOID COLLISION. 51 That when both vessels have the wind large or a beam, and meet, they shall pass each other in the same way on the larboard hand, to effect which two last mentioned objects the helm must be put to port: --And as steam vessels may be considered in the light of vessels navigating with a fair wind, and should give way to sailing vessels on a wind on either tack, it becomes only necessary to provide a rule for their observance, when meeting other steamers, or sailing vessels, going large: --Under these considerations, and with the object before stated, this Board has deemed it right to frame and promulgate the following rule, which on communication with the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, the Elder Brethren find has been already adopted in respect of steam vessels in Her Majesty's Service, and they desire earnestly to impress upon the minds of all persons having charge of steam vessels, the propriety and urgent necessity of a strict adherence thereto, viz. RULE. When Steam Vessels on different courses must u