TABLE OF CONTENTS. THE SECTIONS OF THE MERCHANT SHIPPING AMENDMENT ACT OF PAGE INDEX OF ARTICLES OR REGULATIONS, WITH THE NAMES OF CASES RELATING TO THEM xiii INDEX OF ARTICLES AND CASES. ARTICLES OR REGULATIONS. TABLE OF CASES BEARING ON EACH PAGE. 1. In the following rules every steam ship which is under sail and not under steam is to be considered a sailing ship; and every steam ship which is under steam, whether under sail or not, is to be considered a ship under steam. 2. The lights mentioned in the follow- The Emperor v. The Zephyr to sunrise. 3. Seagoing steam ships when under way shall carry : (a.) At the foremasthead, a bright The Louisa v. The City of Paris white light so fixed as to show The New Ed v. The Gustav 15 28 an uniform and unbroken light| over an arc of the horizon of twenty points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light ten points on each side of the ship, viz., from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on either side; and of such a character as to be visible on a dark night, with a clear atmosphere, at a distance of at least five miles : (b.) On the starboard side, a green light so constructed as to show an uniform and unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of ten points of the compass; so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on the star |