Page numbers in bold-face type indicate reference to the Navigation Laws.AAbandonment of seamen,297Able seamen, duties,236-240Advance,265Agreement, form of,241-242in coasting trade,256in foreign trade,249,250Allingham,319Allotment of wages,265,266,267Alongside,96Amendments to Rule V,155Amplitudes,181Anchor watch,74Anchorage data,73Anchoring,95Application for register,9Apprentices,244,248,249Arbitration,270Arms, export to American countries,61sale of,62Arson,295Assault,293Assistance at sea,62,63Average, general,51,52Awnings,77BBaggage,12Barratry,298Berth, fair or foul,75Bills of lading,75,84Boarding,24,25,26Boat covers,77falls,108handling,105Boatswain,78duties,234,235Boatswain's stores,77Bond, general libel,57,58Books,319Bowditch,319Bradford,319Bribery,50,51Bridge, persons allowed on,170Bullion and coin,21Buoys,111CCadets, laws, duties,145Captain, call,179Cargo, battens,79care of,82chilled beef,87comparison of cargo and manifest,39clusters,74,75coal-trimming,85coal-ventilation,85cotton,86damage to,83delivery in various districts,33,34diagrams,75,84duty to,82explosive,65,66,67,68,69,70,71frozen,87gear,75,80general,87,88grain,86in bulk,31inflammable,65,66,67,68,69,70,71kinds,84munitions,89ore,85pilfering,83re-export,31returns of unlading,47,48special,88stowage,83ventilation,84wet coal,85Carpenter,73,78duties,231-232,233stores,77Cask fenders,74Casting away vessels,299Ceiling,79Chafe,74Chief Mate, the,72coastwise,162duties,73,74,75duties at sea,100,101,102duties in port,78examination,161License,149qualifications,72reports for duty,72service,159Vessel in stream,73Charts, pilot,181Clearance, form of,20Clothing, exempt from attachment,267Coal,35Coaling,97gear,77Cork fenders,74Cost data,89Collision,175Coming alongside,96to anchor,95Complaints re provisions,12Construction, future,105Conventions,269Corporal punishment,290Crew,76failure to produce,253ill treatment of,297papers relating to,254quarters, inspection,75Crimes,291-300DDangerous conditions,176Davits, test of,106,107Death from negligence,169negligence, misconduct,294Deck,178crew,78engineer,73room,115Delivery, ports of,29, App. ADesertion, abroad,268of foreign seamen in U. S.,268Discharge,245Discharging,75Discharge in foreign ports,258in foreign trade,257Discipline at sea,286-287Distress, vessels in,48,49Docking, notes on,99,100Docking plan,98Dodgers,77Draft,75Drift lead,74Dry dock, entering,98blue prints,98EEngagement, period of,251Engineer's license,150Entry and clearance,18of merchandise,27,38Ports of,28, App. Apost,47Examinations, Chief and second mate coastwise,164master,156original license,153Third mate coastwise,165Exemption, militia duty,241of private property at sea,62Export of arms,61merchandise laden for,32transfer of imported merchandise,32FFees,21Fellow-servant clause,283Fire-fighting equipment,92Fire lines,75Fire, protection against,63,64,65Flogging,290Forgery,296Freeboard,83GGangway,74General average,51-52General libel bond,57,58Great Lakes, licenses,166crimes on,300Ground tackle,94Gun, drill with line carrying,113line carrying,112tests,112HHarbor defenses,61regulations,92Harter Act,55,56,57Hatch battens,76covers,76Hawsers,77Heaving in,95lines,74Holds,75preparation to receive cargo,78,79,80Hose, on foc's'le,73IIce,176obstruction by,49Illegal boarding,24unlading,39,40Inland licenses,165Rules of road,185-222waters—limits,222-228Inspection of inward manifests by boarding officers,35,36,37,38Instructions for gun and rocket apparatus,113Insurance, war risk,283,284,285International Rules of Road,184-220Inventories,76Invoices,84JJacoby, navigation,319Junior officers, duties,133Jurisdiction over seamen,277,278,279KKeys,92Keys, master,92Knight,319LLarceny,295Laws effecting duties of master,9Lecky,319Log books,15,16,17Look out,176Liability of owners, masters, shippers,53,54,55Libel bond, general,57,58Licenses, duration of,147renewal of,154Liens for freight or general average,51,52Lifeboats, care of,108equipment,103how carried,105launching,108manning,108-109marking of,107men, certificated,108-109provisions,104Life buoys, ring,111preservers,111rafts, equipment,110care of,110manning,109marking,110saving equipment,77,94105Lighters,73Lights, running,179Live stock,90Lodgers,270Luminous buoys,111MMail,129Manifest,18,19,20,27,28,30,31Manning of merchant vessels,280,281,282Manslaughter,292Mast covers,77Master, the,1acting as pilot,151always in command,4articles,2authority over pilot,4authority to protect lives and property,8authority to suspend officers,8cannot delegate responsibility,4certificate of inspection,7change of,9charter,4coaling,2coastwise,157correct lading,3course of vessel,7declaration of,29,30delivery of specie and cargo,3departure,7disaster,8drills,7duties,2,3,4,5,6,7,8enters and clears,3examination,156general management of vessel,2insurance,3keeps official log,2keeps wage account,4last to leave ship,8laws, must be familiar with,3of port,5liability,53,54,55,169license,149licensed engineer officer on duty,3licensed officer always in charge,4live stock,5maneuvering vessel,3medicine chest,3navigator,5navigation laws,8oath-manifest,18oath of citizenship,9official log book,5passengers,4,7property of deceased persons,7punishments to crew,5qualifications,2removal of,152report to U. 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Local Inspectors,7represents owner,4report on accidents,7responsibilities,1,2,4rules of road,5safe carrying of mail,4navigation,2sail,158scale of provisions,3service required,155ship's log book,7ship must be well found,2skill,8slop chest,3smuggling,5Mate, acting as pilot,151Mayhem,294Medicines and anti-scorbutics,14Merchandise, fraudulent importation,50salvage of,49,55vessels, manning,280,282,282Mines,61,62Miscellaneous laws,59Mooring lines,73,74Murder,292Muster-list roll and drill,114-115Mutiny,297NNavigation,319Navigating gear,77officer,129-130Navy ration,60,61Night orders,176,177,178OOath of officer,151Offenses,287,288,289Offenses against registry law,9miscellaneous,296Officer's citizenship,146license,148,149serving during war,148Orders, night,178standing,177Owner's liability,53,54,55may ship seamen,248PPacific Islanders, sale of arms to,62Painting, bottom,99Paints,77Papers, deposit of,21Passengers,90Passenger accommodations,116,117,118,119Act of 1882,116vessel, boarding,124steamer, cattle on board,123carriage of,126cleanliness,122death of,125discipline,122embarkation in boats and rafts,108steamer, explosives on board,123inspection,125light and air,119,120list,124medical attendance,121,122act, penalties,125-126privacy,122-123provisions,121Passports,22-23Permit to unlade by night,40,41,42Pilot's license,151Piracy,300,301,302,303Plundering vessel,299Pilot, must yield to master,4Ports of entry,29, App. APost entry,47Provisions, scale of,243Provisions and water,11Private property, exemption at sea,62Procedure,290Projectiles, line carrying,113Propeller signs,74Protection against fire,63,64,65Punishments,287,288,289QQuartermasters,78,182duties,229-230RRafts, handling,105Rape,293Rat guards,75,97Ration, navy,60,61Reduction of allowance,13Responsibility, watch officers,172Riding lights,74Robbery,295Rockets,112Rose boxes,79Rules of road,173,184-221Rule, unwritten,174SSails,77Sale of arms to Pacific Islanders,62Salvage at sea,62,63Salvage of merchandise,49,50School ships,59,60Sea letters,22,23Sea library,319Seamen, abandonment of,297effects of deceased,272-276naturalization of,245Seamen, rescuing shipwrecked American,59return of,271shipment in coasting trade,255sick and disabled,276,277witness fees,279Search,24,25,26Sea stores,34,35Second mate,78,128,129,160,161,163Seduction,293Service, substituting,155Sheath knives,289Shipment, before consul,252Shipment without agreement, penalty,251Shipments, illegal,247Shipper's liability,53,54,55Shipping commissioner,270Shipping officers,246Ship's register,9school,59,60Shipwrecked American seamen rescuing,59Side ladders,74screens,77Signal gear,77Skids,74Slop chest,14Smoke helmets,87Smothering lines,79Solicitation of bribes,50,51Soliciting lodgers,270Sounding pipes,76Stairways,115State inspection laws,20Station bill,75,76Steamer's name on equipment,114Steel strongbacks,76Stevedores,82Stolen property,295Stores, receiving,92Storm oil,113Supervising Inspector General, Recommendations,180TTank steamers,90-91Tarpaulins,76,77Telegraph,73Third mate,78,131,132,161,162,164Todd and Whall,319Torpedoes,61Treaties,269Trial, place of,291Turning to,92,93Twin screws,74UUndermanning,283Unloading by day,42,43by night,40supervision of,43,44,45time limit for,46Upkeep,93Unseaworthy vessels,283U. S. Local Inspectors,7Supervising Inspectors, rules relating to life saving,103VVentilator covers,77Vessel alongside,74casting away,299Vessels, different types,76exempt from entry,34in distress,48,49Vessels, overtaken,179plundering,299unseaworthy,283WWages,260-265exempt from attachment,267Walton,319War documents,22,23Warmth and clothing,15War risk insurance,283,284,285War zone,179precautions,105Waterline, striking,100Water plugs,75Watch officer,167duty,167in port,183not citizens,147Watch-relieving,170rest before going on,169Watches, three,168Wedges,76Weights and measures,13of persons,107Whistle signals,81White,319Windlass notes,73Wooden steamers,86warehouse,74Working boat,74cargo,81Work of Chief mate,76Wrecking,298ZZig-zag,180
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