 miles, and so constructed as to show a uniform and unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of twenty points of the compass, and so fixed as to throw the light ten points on each side of the vessel, namely, from right ahead to two points abaft the beam...  Navigation Laws of the United States - Page 401by United States - 1920Full view - About this book
 | 1851 - 830 pages
...five miles in a dark night with a clear atmosphere, and the Lantern is to be so constructed as to shew a uniform and unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of twenty points of the compass, being ten points on each side of the ship, viz. from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on either... | |
 | 1848 - 700 pages
...lights to be visible at a distance of at least two miles on a clear dark night, and the lanterns to be so constructed as to show a uniform and unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of ten points of the compass—viz., from right a-head to two points abaft the beam... | |
 | John Ramsay M'Culloch - 1849 - 116 pages
...mast-head light to be visible at a distance of at least 5m. in a clear dark night, and the lantern to be so constructed as to show a uniform and unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 20 points of the compass, viz. from right ahead to 2 points abaft the beam on each... | |
 | 1850 - 1026 pages
...light to be visible at a distance of at least five miles in a clear dark night, and the lantern to be so constructed as to show a uniform and unbroken light...arc of the horizon of twenty points of the compass : viz. from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on each side of the ship. •uniform and unbroken... | |
 | 1852 - 774 pages
...a distance of at least five miles in a dark night with a clear atmosphere, and the lantern is to be so constructed as to show a uniform and unbroken light...arc of the horizon of twenty points of the compass, being ten points on each side of the ship, viz : from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on either... | |
 | Janet Taylor - 1852 - 98 pages
...the distance of at least 2 miles, in a dark night, with a clear atmosphere; the lantern of each is so constructed as to show a uniform and unbroken light, over an arc of the horieon of 10 points of the compass, but being fitted with an inboard screw, of at least three... | |
 | 1853 - 1414 pages
...Head. A Green Light on the Starboard Side. A Red Light on the Port Side. 303 I constructed as to shew a uniform and unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of twenty points of the Compass, being ten points on each side of the Ship, viz. from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on either... | |
 | George Atkinson - 1854 - 412 pages
...a distance of at least five Miles in a dark night with a clear atmosphere; and the lantern is to be so constructed as to show a uniform and unbroken light...arc of the horizon of twenty points of the compass, being ten points on each side of the ship, viz., from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on either... | |
 | George Atkinson - 1854 - 430 pages
...a distance of at least five miles in a dark night with a clear atmosphere; and the lantern is to be so constructed as to show a uniform and unbroken light...arc of the horizon of twenty points of the compass, being ten points on each side of the ship, viz., from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on either... | |
 | Frederick Marryat - 1854 - 346 pages
...distance of at least five miles in a dark night, with a clear atmosphere, and the Lantern is to be so constructed as to show a uniform and unbroken light...arc of the horizon of twenty points of the compass, being ten points on each side of the ship, viz. from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on either... | |
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