Whenever such notice has not been made or any deviation in the dates of departures takes place, the right of precedence in being let through the locks is forfeited.

ART. 22. Captains shall see that on entering the locks the necessary mooring cables are ready; moreover, captains of sea vessels shall provide that the necessary staff of men be on the spot ashore to take hold of those cables and make them fast.

Captains of sea vessels before leaving the lock shall give to the officiating sluice master a written statement, or see that such be done, of the length, breadth, draft, net tonnage, place of origin, and destination of the vessel, as well as the name and residence of the captain.

In case of noncompliance with these orders the sluice master may refuse to allow the ship

to pass.

ART. 23. Sea vessels may not moor to State wharfs and load and unload at such place except with the permission of the harbor master.

In loading or discharging sand, ballast, grain, coal, and similar cargoes the skippers shall spread a sail or cloth from the shore to the ship's deck or from the one ship to the other.

From one hour after sunset till one hour before sunrise no sand, ballast, or cargo shall be loaded or discharged without a written license of the harbor master, observing the directions of the said harbor master and under such superintendence as shall be ordered by him and kept up at the expense of the skippers.

The removal of sand, mud, or other goods by means of mud boats, except with a written license from the harbor master, observing the directions of the said harbor master and under such superintendence as shall be ordered by him and kept up at the expense of the skipper, is prohibited.

Loaded mud boats not provided with such a license shall not be let through the locks at Ijmuiden or the Oranje locks.

In the discharging of mud on or across the quay care shall be taken that no slime or other solid matter be flung into the water in the canal or permitted to float back into the adjoining waters, failing which the discharging may be stopped by the harbor master or the waterstaat official.

The provisions of the two preceding clauses of this article do not apply to the execution of Government waterworks in or along the canal.

ART. 24. The second clause of article 23 of the general regulations is not enforced for this canal, the first clause being applied only to ships of 10 meters and more.

ART. 25. Supplementary to article 10 of the general regulations the towing of vessels which are overladen or not properly laden and which, in the opinion of the harbor master or the waterstaat official, threaten to be swamped or sink, is forbidden.

The skipper of the vessel towing such vessel shall stop at the first call from the harbor master or the waterstaat official and convey the said vessel to the place indicated by him.

ART. 26. Vessels loaded with gunpowder, fireworks, guncotton, nitroglycerine, quicklime, or other explosive or easily inflammable goods or similar goods are not allowed, except in pressing need, as the harbor master shall decide, during the night to lie in or take up their berths except in the parts of the main canal between Buitenhuizen and the western side canal to Spaarndam (side canal B) or at such other places as the minister shall indicate. These vessels shall remain moored to the upper shore of said length of canal.

ART. 27. Sea vessels loaded with gunpowder, other explosives, or inflammable goods, so long as they are in the waters mentioned in article 1, in deviation from article 48 of the provisions established by royal order of the 15th of October, 1885 (Official Gazette No. 87), last revised by royal order of the 7th of March, 1907 (Official Gazette No. 60), shall carry flag B of the international signal book at the top by day and at night two red lights at a distance from each other of at least 1 meter equally high and at least 6 meters from the deck.

These red lights, hoisted at least 3 meters above the deck, shall be shown at night on river vessels loaded with gunpowder, other explosives, or easily inflammable goods.

When the weather is foggy or hazy, no vessel carrying gunpowder, other explosives, or easily inflammable goods is allowed to proceed through the waters mentioned in article 1 unless her colors or lights may easily be distinguished at a distance of at least 500 meters.

ART. 28. On board of every sea vessel on the canal or in the harbors the skipper shall cause

a regular watch to be kept on deck at night.

Fishing vessels are exempted from the above.

ART. 29. On board of every vessel according to the judgment of the harbormaster the necessary number of hands and contrivances must always be found, to prevent obstruction of navigation and the causing of damage to other ships.

ART. 30. In case of a fire breaking out on board any vessel in any of the harbors or in the canals, the skippers of other vessels, not threatened by the fire shall, at the demand of the harbormaster or other canal officials, immediately lend half the number of their crews present to assist in controlling the fire and to do everything that the harbormaster or other canal officials may judge requisite for the prevention of further accidents.

ART. 31. The maximum of speed at which steam vessels are allowed to proceed is per minute: In the main canals: For steam vessels having a draft of 6 meters and more, 175 meters; if less than 6 meters and more than 4 meters, 200 meters; of 4 meters and less, 250 meters. In the side canals: For steam vessels having a draft exceeding 2 meters, 150 meters; not exceeding 2 meters, 200 meters; not exceeding 1.50 meters, 250 meters.

Except in the cases mentioned in articles 30 and 68 of the general regulations the speed in passing ferries shall be reduced as much as is necessray to prevent damage from the wash or from suction.

ART. 32. The greatest speed at which a vessel may be towed shall not exceed 150 meters a minute.

From one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise this speed in any of the side canals shall not exceed 100 meters a minute.

ART. 33. Not more than two sea vessels at a time shall be towed by the same steam tug. Fishing vessels, however, are excepted.

The total tonnage of the vessels in tow may not exceed 2,000 cubic meters (700 registered tons).

If the tonnage of a sea vessel exceeds 1,400 cubic meters (500 registered tons) it may not be towed together with another sea vessel by the same steam tug.

The number of nonseagoing vessels or lighters or of fishing vessels towed at a time may not exceed ten, in which a vessel of 150 cubic meters and more tonnage in the train shall be counted as two vessels.

In the outer canal and the main canal the entire length of the train, measured from the stern of the tug to the stern of the last boat tugged, shall not exceed 150 meters.

The chief engineer is empowered to limit the number of boats to be towed at a time. ART. 34. The maximum length of the raft shall be 100 meters, provided they be so constructed that they can be divided into parts of no more than 50 meters in length. The maximum breadth allowed is 7.50 meters; maximum draft, 1 meter.

The rate at which they are permitted to proceed is not to exceed 80 meters per minute. ART. 35. Any steam tug, towing a raft, on meeting an approaching sailing or sea steamer or sea vessels and convoys of more than three vessels in tow, is bound to stop, and, if necessary, to moor to the shore with the raft, until the vessel or the convoy shall have passed.

The same shall be done whenever a similar vessel or convoy in tow overtakes the towed raft and wishes to pass it.

ART. 36. At night the raft shall lie at the side of the canal, where there is no towing path, or on the side where the least towing on the towing path takes place.

ART. 37. Supplementary to the provision in article 76 of the general regulations, vessels or rafts lying-to shall in no case be moored to poles to which electric wires are attached.

ART. 38. The provisions laid down in these regulations and the general regulations for steamers, shall, as far as this canal is concerned, apply to motor vessels, inclusive of all vessels which are propelled by means of any mechanism in the vessel.

ART. 39. Supplementary to article 91, second clause, of the general regulations, it is provided that the written report respecting damage done to the canal works shall be made known by sending a copy thereof to:

(a) In the case of damage to the works under the control of the Marine Department, to the director and commander of the marine service at Amsterdam.

(b) For damage to the works under the control of the Department of War, to the interested nearest officer of the engineers.

(c) For damage to the works under the control of the Finance Department, to the interested inspector of customs and excise.

(d) For damage to the works of special boards or persons, to those boards or persons. ART. 40. The penalties for infringement of these special regulations, when not otherwise provided for by statute or by the general regulations, are as follows:

(a) For a breach of articles 4, 6, 7, 10 second clause, 13, 26, 27, 30, and 33, first, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth clause, imprisonment for a period not exceeding 30 days or a fine not exceeding 150 guilders.

(b) For a breach of articles 3 second clause, 11, 12, 14, 15 sixth and eighth clause, 17 first, second, third, and fourth clause, 28, 29, 31 last clause, 32, 35, 36, and 37, a fine not exceeding 100 guilders.

(c) For a breach of article 9 last clause but one and last clause, 19 first clause, 20 second clause, 23 first, second, third, and fourth clause, and 25. a fine not exceeding 25 guilders.