The Rules of the Nautical Road (Second Edition)

x, 436 pp. Includes illustrations in color from the Walt Disney Navy training film, drawn by Howard Dunn. Includes: Preface; Part I. The Rules of the Nautical Road: Introduction--Running and Anchor Lights; Towing Lights; Special Lights; Day Signals; Sound Signals for Approaching Steamers; Rules for Meeting Steam Vessels; Overtaking Steam Vessels; Crossing Steam Vessels; Rules in Fog; Miscellaneous; Part II. The Law of the Nautical Road: Principles of Marine Collision Law; Lawful Lights; Conflicting Signals; Head and Head; The Overtaking Situation; Crossing Steam Vessels; The Law in Fog; Special Circumstances; Good Seamanship; A Proper Lookout; Inevitable Accident; Proposed Changes in the International Rules for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1929; Appendix A. Rules and Regulations: Boundary Lines of Inland Waters; International Rules; Inland Rules; The Pilot Rules; Motor Boat Act of 1940; Great Lakes Rules; Pilot Rules for Great Lakes; Western Rivers Rules; Pilot Rules for Western Rivers; War Department Rules and Regulations; Panama Canal Rules; Appendix B. Questions on Part I; Appendix C. Questions and Problems on Part II; Index of Cases; General Index.