Anchorage Lights on Small Vessels and Able Seamen on Sailing Vessels: Hearings...on H.R. 7420...and H.R. 7339...January 9, 1940 |
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Page 1 - ... feet lower than the forward light, another such light. The length of a vessel shall be deemed to be the length appearing in her certificate of registry A vessel aground in or near a fairway shall carry the above light or lights and the two red lights prescribed by Article 4 (a).
Page 7 - Approval of nautical school ships. (a) Under the provisions of section 13 of the act of March 4, 1915 (38 Stat. 1169; 46 USC 672) , as amended by section 1 of the act of June 25, 1936 (49 Stat. 1930; 46 USC 672), and the act of May 22, 1937 (50 Stat. 199; 46 USC 672), graduates of school ships approved by and conducted under rules prescribed by the Commandant may be rated able seamen or qualified members...
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| Title | Anchorage Lights on Small Vessels and Able Seamen on Sailing Vessels: Hearings...on H.R. 7420...and H.R. 7339...January 9, 1940 |
| Author | United States. Congress. House. Merchant Marine and Fisheries |
| Published | 1940 |
| Length | 13 pages |
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