Index
Reading edition
Page numbers in bold-face type indicate reference to the Navigation Laws.
A
Abandonment of seamen, 297
Able seamen, duties, 236-240
Advance, 265
Agreement, form of, 241-242 in coasting trade, 256 in foreign trade, 249, 250
Allingham, 319
Allotment of wages, 265, 266, 267
Alongside, 96
Amendments to Rule V, 155
Amplitudes, 181
Anchor watch, 74
Anchorage data, 73
Anchoring, 95
Application for register, 9
Apprentices, 244, 248, 249
Arbitration, 270
Arms, export to American countries, 61 sale of, 62
Arson, 295
Assault, 293
Assistance at sea, 62, 63
Average, general, 51, 52
Awnings, 77
B
Baggage, 12
Barratry, 298
Berth, fair or foul, 75
Bills of lading, 75, 84
Boarding, 24, 25, 26
Boat covers, 77 falls, 108 handling, 105
Boatswain, 78 duties, 234, 235
Boatswain's stores, 77
Bond, general libel, 57, 58
Books, 319
Bowditch, 319
Bradford, 319
Bribery, 50, 51
Bridge, persons allowed on, 170
Bullion and coin, 21
Buoys, 111
C
Cadets, laws, duties, 145
Captain, call, 179
Cargo, battens, 79 care of, 82 chilled beef, 87 comparison of cargo and manifest, 39 clusters, 74, 75 coal-trimming, 85 coal-ventilation, 85 cotton, 86 damage to, 83 delivery in various districts, 33, 34 diagrams, 75, 84 duty to, 82 explosive, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71 frozen, 87 gear, 75, 80 general, 87, 88 grain, 86 in bulk, 31 inflammable, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71 kinds, 84 munitions, 89 ore, 85 pilfering, 83 re-export, 31 returns of unlading, 47, 48 special, 88 stowage, 83 ventilation, 84 wet coal, 85
Carpenter, 73, 78 duties, 231-232, 233 stores, 77
Cask fenders, 74
Casting away vessels, 299
Ceiling, 79
Chafe, 74
Chief Mate, the, 72 coastwise, 162 duties, 73, 74, 75 duties at sea, 100, 101, 102 duties in port, 78 examination, 161 License, 149 qualifications, 72 reports for duty, 72 service, 159 Vessel in stream, 73
Charts, pilot, 181
Clearance, form of, 20
Clothing, exempt from attachment, 267
Coal, 35
Coaling, 97 gear, 77
Cork fenders, 74
Cost data, 89
Collision, 175
Coming alongside, 96 to anchor, 95
Complaints re provisions, 12
Construction, future, 105
Conventions, 269
Corporal punishment, 290
Crew, 76 failure to produce, 253 ill treatment of, 297 papers relating to, 254 quarters, inspection, 75
Crimes, 291-300
D
Dangerous conditions, 176
Davits, test of, 106, 107
Death from negligence, 169 negligence, misconduct, 294
Deck, 178 crew, 78 engineer, 73 room, 115
Delivery, ports of, 29, App. A
Desertion, abroad, 268 of foreign seamen in U. S., 268
Discharge, 245
Discharging, 75
Discharge in foreign ports, 258 in foreign trade, 257
Discipline at sea, 286-287
Distress, vessels in, 48, 49
Docking, notes on, 99, 100
Docking plan, 98
Dodgers, 77
Draft, 75
Drift lead, 74
Dry dock, entering, 98 blue prints, 98
E
Engagement, period of, 251
Engineer's license, 150
Entry and clearance, 18 of merchandise, 27, 38 Ports of, 28, App. A post, 47
Examinations, Chief and second mate coastwise, 164 master, 156 original license, 153 Third mate coastwise, 165
Exemption, militia duty, 241 of private property at sea, 62
Export of arms, 61 merchandise laden for, 32 transfer of imported merchandise, 32
F
Fees, 21
Fellow-servant clause, 283
Fire-fighting equipment, 92
Fire lines, 75
Fire, protection against, 63, 64, 65
Flogging, 290
Forgery, 296
Freeboard, 83
G
Gangway, 74
General average, 51-52
General libel bond, 57, 58
Great Lakes, licenses, 166 crimes on, 300
Ground tackle, 94
Gun, drill with line carrying, 113 line carrying, 112 tests, 112
H
Harbor defenses, 61 regulations, 92
Harter Act, 55, 56, 57
Hatch battens, 76 covers, 76
Hawsers, 77
Heaving in, 95 lines, 74
Holds, 75 preparation to receive cargo, 78, 79, 80
Hose, on foc's'le, 73
I
Ice, 176 obstruction by, 49
Illegal boarding, 24 unlading, 39, 40
Inland licenses, 165 Rules of road, 185-222 waters—limits, 222-228
Inspection of inward manifests by boarding officers, 35, 36, 37, 38
Instructions for gun and rocket apparatus, 113
Insurance, war risk, 283, 284, 285
International Rules of Road, 184-220
Inventories, 76
Invoices, 84
J
Jacoby, navigation, 319
Junior officers, duties, 133
Jurisdiction over seamen, 277, 278, 279
K
Keys, 92
Keys, master, 92
Knight, 319
L
Larceny, 295
Laws effecting duties of master, 9
Lecky, 319
Log books, 15, 16, 17
Look out, 176
Liability of owners, masters, shippers, 53, 54, 55
Libel bond, general, 57, 58
Licenses, duration of, 147 renewal of, 154
Liens for freight or general average, 51, 52
Lifeboats, care of, 108 equipment, 103 how carried, 105 launching, 108 manning, 108-109 marking of, 107 men, certificated, 108-109 provisions, 104
Life buoys, ring, 111 preservers, 111 rafts, equipment, 110 care of, 110 manning, 109 marking, 110 saving equipment, 77, 94 105
Lighters, 73
Lights, running, 179
Live stock, 90
Lodgers, 270
Luminous buoys, 111
M
Mail, 129
Manifest, 18, 19, 20, 27, 28, 30, 31
Manning of merchant vessels, 280, 281, 282
Manslaughter, 292
Mast covers, 77
Master, the, 1 acting as pilot, 151 always in command, 4 articles, 2 authority over pilot, 4 authority to protect lives and property, 8 authority to suspend officers, 8 cannot delegate responsibility, 4 certificate of inspection, 7 change of, 9 charter, 4 coaling, 2 coastwise, 157 correct lading, 3 course of vessel, 7 declaration of, 29, 30 delivery of specie and cargo, 3 departure, 7 disaster, 8 drills, 7 duties, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 enters and clears, 3 examination, 156 general management of vessel, 2 insurance, 3 keeps official log, 2 keeps wage account, 4 last to leave ship, 8 laws, must be familiar with, 3 of port, 5 liability, 53, 54, 55, 169 license, 149 licensed engineer officer on duty, 3 licensed officer always in charge, 4 live stock, 5 maneuvering vessel, 3 medicine chest, 3 navigator, 5 navigation laws, 8 oath-manifest, 18 oath of citizenship, 9 official log book, 5 passengers, 4, 7 property of deceased persons, 7 punishments to crew, 5 qualifications, 2 removal of, 152 report to U. S. Local Inspectors, 7 represents owner, 4 report on accidents, 7 responsibilities, 1, 2, 4 rules of road, 5 safe carrying of mail, 4 navigation, 2 sail, 158 scale of provisions, 3 service required, 155 ship's log book, 7 ship must be well found, 2 skill, 8 slop chest, 3 smuggling, 5
Mate, acting as pilot, 151
Mayhem, 294
Medicines and anti-scorbutics, 14
Merchandise, fraudulent importation, 50 salvage of, 49, 55 vessels, manning, 280, 282, 282
Mines, 61, 62
Miscellaneous laws, 59
Mooring lines, 73, 74
Murder, 292
Muster-list roll and drill, 114-115
Mutiny, 297
N
Navigation, 319
Navigating gear, 77 officer, 129-130
Navy ration, 60, 61
Night orders, 176, 177, 178
O
Oath of officer, 151
Offenses, 287, 288, 289
Offenses against registry law, 9 miscellaneous, 296
Officer's citizenship, 146 license, 148, 149 serving during war, 148
Orders, night, 178 standing, 177
Owner's liability, 53, 54, 55 may ship seamen, 248
P
Pacific Islanders, sale of arms to, 62
Painting, bottom, 99
Paints, 77
Papers, deposit of, 21
Passengers, 90
Passenger accommodations, 116, 117, 118, 119 Act of 1882, 116 vessel, boarding, 124 steamer, cattle on board, 123 carriage of, 126 cleanliness, 122 death of, 125 discipline, 122 embarkation in boats and rafts, 108 steamer, explosives on board, 123 inspection, 125 light and air, 119, 120 list, 124 medical attendance, 121, 122 act, penalties, 125-126 privacy, 122-123 provisions, 121
Passports, 22-23
Permit to unlade by night, 40, 41, 42
Pilot's license, 151
Piracy, 300, 301, 302, 303
Plundering vessel, 299
Pilot, must yield to master, 4
Ports of entry, 29, App. A
Post entry, 47
Provisions, scale of, 243
Provisions and water, 11
Private property, exemption at sea, 62
Procedure, 290
Projectiles, line carrying, 113
Propeller signs, 74
Protection against fire, 63, 64, 65
Punishments, 287, 288, 289
Q
Quartermasters, 78, 182 duties, 229-230
R
Rafts, handling, 105
Rape, 293
Rat guards, 75, 97
Ration, navy, 60, 61
Reduction of allowance, 13
Responsibility, watch officers, 172
Riding lights, 74
Robbery, 295
Rockets, 112
Rose boxes, 79
Rules of road, 173, 184-221
Rule, unwritten, 174
S
Sails, 77
Sale of arms to Pacific Islanders, 62
Salvage at sea, 62, 63
Salvage of merchandise, 49, 50
School ships, 59, 60
Sea letters, 22, 23
Sea library, 319
Seamen, abandonment of, 297 effects of deceased, 272-276 naturalization of, 245
Seamen, rescuing shipwrecked American, 59 return of, 271 shipment in coasting trade, 255 sick and disabled, 276, 277 witness fees, 279
Search, 24, 25, 26
Sea stores, 34, 35
Second mate, 78, 128, 129, 160, 161, 163
Seduction, 293
Service, substituting, 155
Sheath knives, 289
Shipment, before consul, 252
Shipment without agreement, penalty, 251
Shipments, illegal, 247
Shipper's liability, 53, 54, 55
Shipping commissioner, 270
Shipping officers, 246
Ship's register, 9 school, 59, 60
Shipwrecked American seamen rescuing, 59
Side ladders, 74 screens, 77
Signal gear, 77
Skids, 74
Slop chest, 14
Smoke helmets, 87
Smothering lines, 79
Solicitation of bribes, 50, 51
Soliciting lodgers, 270
Sounding pipes, 76
Stairways, 115
State inspection laws, 20
Station bill, 75, 76
Steamer's name on equipment, 114
Steel strongbacks, 76
Stevedores, 82
Stolen property, 295
Stores, receiving, 92
Storm oil, 113
Supervising Inspector General, Recommendations, 180
T
Tank steamers, 90-91
Tarpaulins, 76, 77
Telegraph, 73
Third mate, 78, 131, 132, 161, 162, 164
Todd and Whall, 319
Torpedoes, 61
Treaties, 269
Trial, place of, 291
Turning to, 92, 93
Twin screws, 74
U
Undermanning, 283
Unloading by day, 42, 43 by night, 40 supervision of, 43, 44, 45 time limit for, 46
Upkeep, 93
Unseaworthy vessels, 283
U. S. Local Inspectors, 7 Supervising Inspectors, rules relating to life saving, 103
V
Ventilator covers, 77
Vessel alongside, 74 casting away, 299
Vessels, different types, 76 exempt from entry, 34 in distress, 48, 49
Vessels, overtaken, 179 plundering, 299 unseaworthy, 283
W
Wages, 260-265 exempt from attachment, 267
Walton, 319
War documents, 22, 23
Warmth and clothing, 15
War risk insurance, 283, 284, 285
War zone, 179 precautions, 105
Waterline, striking, 100
Water plugs, 75
Watch officer, 167 duty, 167 in port, 183 not citizens, 147
Watch-relieving, 170 rest before going on, 169
Watches, three, 168
Wedges, 76
Weights and measures, 13 of persons, 107
Whistle signals, 81
White, 319
Windlass notes, 73
Wooden steamers, 86 warehouse, 74
Working boat, 74 cargo, 81
Work of Chief mate, 76
Wrecking, 298
Z
Zig-zag, 180
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