Navigation Laws of the United States, 1927 |
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... fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment at hard labor for a term not exceeding three years . ( Mar. 23 , 1900. ) Removal of Master . Any person or body corporate having 38 NAVIGATION LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
... fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment at hard labor for a term not exceeding three years . ( Mar. 23 , 1900. ) Removal of Master . Any person or body corporate having 38 NAVIGATION LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
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... imprisoned not more than one year , or both . ( Mar. 4 , 1909 , sec . 82. ) All shipments of seamen made contrary to the provisions of any act of Congress shall be void ; and any seaman so shipped may leave the service at any time , and ...
... imprisoned not more than one year , or both . ( Mar. 4 , 1909 , sec . 82. ) All shipments of seamen made contrary to the provisions of any act of Congress shall be void ; and any seaman so shipped may leave the service at any time , and ...
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... imprisoned for any offense committed by him . ( R. S. 4528. ) The master or owner of any vessel making coasting voyages shall pay to every seaman his wages within two days after the termination of the agreement under which he was ...
... imprisoned for any offense committed by him . ( R. S. 4528. ) The master or owner of any vessel making coasting voyages shall pay to every seaman his wages within two days after the termination of the agreement under which he was ...
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... imprisonment as well as forfeiture , has not been made the subject of any criminal proceeding . ( R. S. 4603. ) Whenever in any proceeding relating to seaman's wages it is shown that any seaman or apprentice has , in the course of the ...
... imprisonment as well as forfeiture , has not been made the subject of any criminal proceeding . ( R. S. 4603. ) Whenever in any proceeding relating to seaman's wages it is shown that any seaman or apprentice has , in the course of the ...
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... imprisoned not more than six months or fined not more than $ 500 . ( June 26 , 1884 , sec . 10 ; June 5 , 1920 , sec ... imprisonment not exceeding six months , at the discretion of the court . ( e ) This section shall apply as well to ...
... imprisoned not more than six months or fined not more than $ 500 . ( June 26 , 1884 , sec . 10 ; June 5 , 1920 , sec ... imprisonment not exceeding six months , at the discretion of the court . ( e ) This section shall apply as well to ...
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Page 266 - In obeying and construing these Rules due regard shall be had to all dangers of navigation and collision, and to any special circumstances which may render a departure from the above Rules necessary in order to avoid immediate danger.
Page 275 - Nothing in these rules shall exonerate any vessel, or the owner or master or crew thereof, from the consequences of any neglect to carry lights or signals, or of any neglect to keep a proper look-out, or of the neglect of any precaution which may be required by the ordinary practice of seamen, or by the special circumstances of the case.
Page 274 - ART. 23. Every steam vessel which is directed by these rules to keep out of the way of another vessel, shall, on approaching her, if necessary, slacken her speed, or stop, or reverse.
Page 74 - ... all statutes of the United States modifying or extending the common-law right or remedy in cases of personal injury to railway employees shall apply; and in case of the death of any seaman as a result of any such personal injury the personal representative of such seaman may maintain an action for damages at law with the right of trial by jury, and in such action all statutes of the United States conferring or regulating the right of action for death in the case of railway employees shall be...
Page 263 - Risk of collision can, when circumstances permit, be ascertained by carefully watching the compass bearing of an approaching vessel. If the bearing does not appreciably change, such risk should be deemed to exist.
Page 274 - When two steam- vessels are meeting end on, or nearly end on, so as to involve risk of collision, each shall alter her course to starboard, so that each may pass on the port side of the other.
Page 278 - ... use : and shall, on the approach of or to other vessels, be exhibited on their respective sides in sufficient time to prevent collision, in such manner as to make them most visible, and so that the green light shall not be seen on the port side nor the red light on the starboard side, nor, if practicable, more than two points abaft the beam on their respective sides.
Page 252 - Art. 12. Every vessel may, if necessary in order to attract attention, in addition to the lights which she is by these Rules required to carry, show a flare-up light or use any detonating signal that cannot be mistaken for a distress signal.
Page 252 - prolonged blast " used in this article shall mean a blast of from four to six seconds' duration. A steam vessel shall be provided with an efficient whistle or siren, sounded by steam or by some substitute for steam, so placed that the sound may not be intercepted by any obstruction, and with an efficient foghorn, to be sounded by mechanical means, and also with an efficient bell.
Page 254 - It does not apply by day to cases in which a vessel sees another ahead crossing her own course; or by night, to cases where the red light of one vessel is opposed to the red light of the other, or where the green light of one vessel is opposed to the green light of the other, or where a red light without a green light, or a green light without a red light, is seen ahead, or where both green and red lights are seen anywhere but ahead.