 | Commercial treaties - 1900 - 1294 pages
...compass, so fixed as to throw the light 10 points on each side of the ship — viz., from right ahead to 2 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 ') miles. (//.) On... | |
 | Naval art and science - 1880 - 1122 pages
...less than such breadth, t bright white light, so constructed as to show a uniform and mibroken light over an arc of the horizon of 20 points of the compass...throw the light 10 points on each side of the vessel, viz., from right a- Lead to 2 points abaft the beam on either side ; and of such a character as to... | |
 | Naval art and science - 1880 - 1136 pages
...(a.) At the Foremati Head, a bright white light, so fixed as to show an uniform and unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 20 points of the compass...as to throw the light 10 points on each side of the ship, viz., from right ahead to 2 points abaft the beam, on either side ; and of such a character as... | |
 | Naval art and science - 1876 - 1186 pages
...compass ; so fixed as to throw the light 10 points on each side of the ship, viz., from right a-head to 2 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 5 miles : (6.) On... | |
 | 1862 - 510 pages
...carry— (a.) At the Foremast Head, a bright white light so fixed as to show an uniform and unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 20 points of the compass,...as to throw the light 10 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... | |
 | 1863 - 1294 pages
...(a.) At the Foremast Head, a bright White Light, so fixed as to show an uniform and unbroken Light over an arc of the horizon of 20 points of the compass;...as to throw the light 10 points on each side of the ship, viz., from right ahead to 2 points abaft the beam on either side; and of such a character as... | |
 | Reed Thomas and co, ltd - 1863 - 154 pages
...carry : At the Foremast Head, a bright White Light, so fixed as to show an uniform and unbroken Light over an arc of the horizon of 20 points of the compass,...as to throw the Light 10 points on each side of the ship, viz., from right ahead to 2 points abaft the beam on either side, and of such a character as... | |
 | Samuel Wells Williams - China - 1863 - 694 pages
...compass; so fixed as to threw the light 10 points on each side of the ship, viz., from right ahead to 2 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 : ('>.)... | |
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... a bright white light so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 20 points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light 10 points on each side of the vessel — namely, from right ahead to 2 points abaft the beam on... 
