of the harbors described above, or into the navigable waters of any river tributary thereto, any refuse or other matter or thing which might impede or obstruct navigation or cause an obstruction thereto. PAR. 156. Whenever a vessel, raft, or other craft is wrecked and sunk in a navigable channel, accidentally or otherwise, it shall be the duty of the owner of said sunken craft to mark it immediately with a buoy or beacon with a red flag attached thereto during the day and with a red lantern at night, which flag or lantern shall show at least 4 feet above water, and to maintain such marks until the removal of the sunken craft; and it shall also be the duty of said owner to commence the immediate removal of the same and to prosecute said removal with due diligence. PAR. 158. No vessel or other craft shall tie up or anchor in the navigable waters of any harbor in such manner as to prevent or obstruct the passage of other vessels or craft, nor so as to obstruct or endanger the Government dredges, towboats, scows, and other floating apparatus in their work of improving rivers and harbors, nor shall they navigate said waters at a rate of speed that may endanger other vessels or craft at anchor or under way, nor shall any person voluntarily or carelessly sink, or permit to be sunk, vessels or other craft in navigable channels, nor float loose timber and logs in streams or channels actually navigated by steam vessels in such manner as to obstruct, impede, or endanger navigation. PAR. 159. No vessel shall be anchored within any fairway of a harbor set apart by the harbormaster for the passage of vessels, nor shall any vessel be so anchored as to obstruct the passage of other vessels in such fairway. PAR. 163. Steam vessels towing shall have the right of way over steam vessels not towing: Provided, That vessels of over 10 feet draft shall have the right of way in deep and narrow channels. In carrying out the rules for right of way, due regard shall be had to the fact that a vessel going against the tide or current is much more manageable than one going with it. In rivers and narrow channels connected with harbors or the sea which are traversed by steam vessels, such steam vessels shall have the right of way over launches, lighters, cascoes, and other river and harbor vessels: Provided, That the steam vessels are of 100 gross tons or more. Coastwise vessels of less than 100 gross tons shall conform to the rules of the road with river and harbor vessels. In rivers and narrow channels every steam vessel shall, when it is safe and practicable to do so, keep to that side of the fairway or mid-channel which lies to the starboard of such vessel. PAR. 164. Steam and other vessels are prohibited from turning around in navigable rivers or narrow channels by means of warping lines stretched across the channel in such manner as to obstruct free navigation, but shall be so managed as to leave at all times one side of the river free for the passage of other vessels. PAR. 168. All vessels entering, leaving, or lying in the rivers of the Philippine Islands shall swing all boats inboard, keeping the davits in that position. All gangways shall be folded against the side of the vessel. Each vessel shall have one or more of the small boats which are swung inboard ready at all times to be swung out and lowered in case of necessity. On sailing vessels the yards shall be braced fore and aft and the jib boom shall be run in. PAR. 176. A vessel in a harbor in distress and requiring assistance from other vessels or from the shore shall use or display the following signals, either together or separately; viz: Day signals: International signals N C or N S and a continuous sounding of any fog-signal apparatus. Night signals: First, flames on the vessel as from a burning tar barrel, oil barrel, etc.; second, a continuous sounding of any fog-signal apparatus or firing a gun. PAR. 177. Any vessel entering an entry or coastwise port shall, if mail is to be discharged, inform the port authorities thereof by the prescribed signal at the earliest practicable moment. PAR. 178. Masters or other officers in charge of vessels shall give due notice to the collector of customs of their intention to clear, stating the day and hour of proposed sailing, and shall fly the "blue peter" (International Code P) at the fore for 24 hours before sailing. PAR. 179. Nothing in these regulations, whether general or special, shall relieve any vessel, or the owner, master, or crew thereof, from the consequences of any neglect to carry lights or signals, or to keep proper lookout, or from the consequences of any neglect to take the precautions to do that which may be required by the ordinary practice of seamen or by the special circumstances of the case. PAR. 180. Harbor police duties are performed by customs officers. Any master or officer in charge of a vessel within the limits of any harbor defined in these regulations desiring police assistance shall fly the international code customs call K G W, and such other signal as the urgency of the case may require. Customs officers have the power to make arrests within harbor limits of persons violating the customs, immigration, Chinese exclusion, and navigation laws and regulations, and of persons committing crimes or breaches of the peace, and shall report without delay to their superior officer. Any person who assaults, resists, opposes, or interferes in any manner with a customs officer in the discharge of his duty shall be liable to the penalties prescribed by law. PAR. 181. Typhoon warning signals are displayed in accordance with advices from the Weather Bureau, and their meaning is the same wherever shown in the archipelago. Masters of vessels are required to notify the collector of customs or the harbormaster if, after typhoon signals have been hoisted, any vessels fail to take suitable precautions for their own safety and thus endanger other vessels. PAR. 182. The following typhoon signals will be displayed when occasion requires : DAY SIGNALS Black cylinder, 11⁄2 feet in diameter, 2 feet high. Flag 3 or 4 feet square, of any convenient color. Red and white lights in either vertical or horizontal line, arranged as follows, the solid black shapes indicating red lights: The meaning of the first signal is necessarily somewhat indeterminate; it may signify— (a) Indications of a distant typhoon the direction of whose movement is still unknown. The signal will be changed in case the typhoon approaches; (b) The direction of the distant typhoon is at present such that the storm may pass off without seriously affecting the archipelago; or (c) A general warning, viz: When the weather indications are dangerous but such as are not covered by any one of the other signals in use, for instance, when the typhoon recurves east of the archipelago. In such cases see the daily weather note posted at all the meteorological and telegraph stations and customhouses. Precautions.-Vessels should prepare to strengthen their moorings and to get Small vessels, especially open launches, should not risk going far up steam. from port. SECOND SIGNAL The center of the typhoon will pass (or is passing) to the northward at a considerable distance. Winds from third quadrant (west to south) are to be expected, which may acquire considerable force and continue for several days. Precautions.-Vessels should strengthen their moorings. It is deemed advisable that vessels should send down light yards and masts. Steamers should be ready to use their engines on short notice. Dangerous for small vessels to be in Manila Bay; bancas must not leave the rivers. THIRD SIGNAL The center of the typhoon will pass (or is passing) to the southward at a considerable distance. Winds from the second quadrant (east to south) are to be expected. These are generally less violent than those corresponding to the second signal. Precautions.-The same as for signal No. 2. FOURTH SIGNAL The location of the typhoon is dangerous for the place where the signal is hoisted, though the danger is not imminent. Look out for the next signal. Precautions.-Vessels strengthen their moorings. Steamers must be ready to use their engines in case of sudden emergency. Small vessels must remain at their moorings; bancas are not to move about in the river nor cascoes to leave it. FIFTH SIGNAL The center of the typhoon will pass (or is passing) to the northward at a short distance. Strong winds from the third and fourth quadrants (north over west to south) are to be expected, which may become very violent. Precautions.-Vessels strengthen their moorings as much as possible. Lower and secure all gear. Use steam to help anchors. Vessels outside Manila Harbor may find it necessary to seek refuge in Cavite. No vessels under way while this signal is up. SIXTH SIGNAL The center of the typhoon will pass (or is passing) to the southward at a short distance. Strong winds from first and second quadrants (north over east to south) are to be expected. which may become very violent, though usually they are less severe than those corresponding to the fifth signal. Precautions. The same as for signal No. 5. SEVENTH SIGNAL The center of the typhoon will pass over the place where the signal is hoisted. Precautions.-The same as for signal No. 5. It must be noted, however, that after the absolute or relative lull, due to the actual passing of the center, the winds will suddenly change to a direction opposite to the one from which they came before the calm; also that they may often be more violent than before. EIGHTH SIGNAL Very high tides, and floods. Precautions.-The same as for signal No. 5. No vessel of any description must attempt to enter or leave a harbor or river, nor to move about in them. PAR. 183. Masters of vessels are requested to furnish all shipping news of general interest and such sanitary and hydrographic information as they may have. Masters wishing to have barometers tested can do so by giving glass reading to the harbor master, who shall compare the same with observatory instruments and return correction to ship. The harbor master shall, when requested, supply masters with latest pilot charts, Notices to Mariners, and other hydrographic publications, and harbor regulations, and such meteorological data as may be of use in these waters, for which no charge shall be made. PILOTAGE The employment of a pilot for coastwise service in Philippine waters outside of pilotage districts or between pilotage districts shall be optional, but when requested and rendered the pilot performing the same shall receive as compensation therefor not to exceed 32 pesos per day and expenses until his return to station by first available transportation, subject to private contract in each case. Any vessel employing a coastwise pilot between pilotage districts shall pay the prescribed compulsory or optional pilotage fee to the pilots' association within whose jurisdictional waters any part of said service may be rendered, and any vessel employing a district pilot from one pilotage district to another, in addition to the compensation provided for in Paragraph II, shall pay to the association in the district in which said vessel is piloted the compulsory pilotage or berthing fee of said district. Any vessel employing a district pilot from one pilotage district to another, in addition to the compensation provided for in Paragraph II hereof, shall pay to the association in the district to which such vessel is piloted the compulsory pilotage fee provided for said district. When a pilot is kept on board a vessel through quarantine or other causes beyond his control, he shall be entitled to subsistence and to pay at the rate of S pesos per day: Provided, That all time less than 24 hours and over 6 hours shall be counted as one day. When pilots' service is rendered at any port between sunset and 5 a. m., there shall be paid therefor double the pilotage fees payable at other times. When pilotage being rendered is not completed before sunset, the charge shall be double the pilotage fees provided for day pilotage. Vessels in the service of the Federal or Insular Government, also tugs, lorchas, launches, and other vessels engaged solely in river or harbor work, shall be exempt from the compulsory pilotage provisions of these regulations; but when a pilot's service is requested and rendered, such vessels shall pay the fees specified for other vessels. 66 99 66 The pilotage fees hereinafter authorized to be collected for and on account of the respective pilots' associations, in the manner and at the rates prescribed, shall be known as Entrance and clearance fees.” “Berthing fees,' Unmooring fees," and "Shifting fees": Provided, That when shifting is ordered by customs or other port authority, pilotage for such change of berth shall be rendered free of charge. All pilotage fees provided for herein are stated in the currency of the Philippine Islands and shall be paid in that currency or its equivalent. MANILA PILOTAGE DISTRICT All fees herein prescribed for the Manila pilotage district shall be collected by and paid to the Manila Pilots' Association not later than the last day of the month during which the pilotage services are rendered. No clearance shall be granted to any vessel on account of which said fees are payable unless payment has been made or guaranteed in a manner satisfactory to the insular collector of customs. Pilotage shall be compulsory for foreign vessels of 500 gross tons or over docking at or leaving any insular government pier, and the following fees shall be paid: Vessels under 1,000 tons net-. Vessels 1,000 to 3,000 tons net- P30 50 75 However, pilotage shall be optional for any vessel anchoring or leaving an anchorage behind the breakwater, but should pilotage services be requested and rendered the following fees shall be paid : Vessels under 1,000 tons net-. P20 30 40 Pilotage shall be compulsory for vessels of 60 register net tons or over entering or clearing from the Pasig River, and such vessels shall be required to pay for said service at the following rates per each 3 decimeters (1 foot) of draft upon entrance or clearance: Vessels up to 250 gross tons P0.80, vessels from 251 to 500 gross tons #1, and vessels over 500 gross tons #1.20: Provided, however, That any captain or patron of a coastwise vessel may qualify as pilot for the Pasig River by passing the required examination, and upon issuance to him of a special pilot's license, in accordance with Paragraph XV of Customs Administrative Order No. 113, the vessels commanded by such licensed officer shall be exempted from the foregoing fee but shall be required to pay 25 per cent of the regular pilotage fee upon entrance or clearance: And provided further, That in case pilots' service is requested and rendered to any vessel exempt from compulsory pilotage by the foregoing provisions the full pilotage rate only shall be paid. Pilotage for vessels shifting berth in the Pasig River, when done without letting go all moorings, shall be optional. Pilotage for vessels of 60 register net tons or over, subject to compulsory pilotage upon entrance or clearance, shifting berth or anchorage under steam or by towing, shall be compulsory, and fees therefor shall be paid at the rate of 0.50 per each 3 decimeters (1 foot) of draft: Provided, That vessels exempted from compulsory pilotage by the preceding paragraph shall not be required to take a pilot in shifting berth, but, should pilot's services be required and rendered, the same rate as for other vessels shall be paid. Any pilotage service not otherwise specifically provided for herein, rendered within the limits of the Manila pilot district, shall be optional, but, if requested and rendered, shall be performed by a regularly licensed pilot of the Manila Pilots' Association, and a fee of 1.60 per each 3 decimeters (1 foot) of draft shall be paid therefor. ILOILO PILOTAGE DISTRICT All fees hereinafter prescribed for the Iloilo pilotage district shall be collected by and paid to the Iloilo Pilots' Association not later than the last day of the month during which the pilotage services are rendered. No clearance shall be granted to any vessel on account of which said fees are payable unless payment has been made or guaranteed in a manner satisfactory to the collector of customs at Iloilo. The following fees shall be collected for and on account of the Iloilo Pilots' Association, subject to the provisions and in the manner hereinafter prescribed. Pilotage through the Iloilo Straits, to and from the harbor (Dumangus Point on the north and Sinapsapan on the south), or for shifting or changing berth, shall be optional for all vessels, but should pilotage services be requested and rendered the following fees shall be charged: Vessels of 30 to 50 tons, gross register. Vessels of 51 to 74 tons, gross.. Vessels of 75 to 99 tons, gross-. #5. 85 Vessels of 100 to 249 tons, gross- 11.70 14.95 17.55 21.35 26.65 32.50 40.95 52.65 64. 20 87.75 105. 30 Vessels shifting or changing berth in the harbor shall pay 25 per cent of the above-prescribed fees. Pilotage in the Iloilo River shall be compulsory for all vessels of 60 tons gross, or more, which shall pay the following fees: Provided, That coastwise vessels commanded by officers licensed under Paragraph XV of Customs Ad |