West Coast of Scotland Pilot, Band 2Hydrographic Department, Admiralty, 1911 |
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Aird anchor anchorage Barra beacon bearing Berneray boats Butt of Lewis cable in extent cables in length cables north-eastward cables northward cables westward cables wide Calvay Caolas Cape Wrath channel Chart cliffs depth distance Dubh Dunvegan East Loch eastern shore eastward Eilean entrance point Eye peninsula fathoms fathoms water feet high feet water Flodday full and change Gasay half a cable half a mile harbour head Hebrides high water hours after high isles islet knots at springs leads lighthouse Lingay Loch Broom low water mile northward Minch narrow neaps nearly Neist point North Uist north-eastern north-eastward north-north-eastward northern open westward Orosay Pabbay patch pier reef Revised Supplement rocks dry rocky Rudh Scalpay Sgeir Shillay Skye small vessels Sound of Harris southern end southern shore southern side southward steep-to steer Stornoway Stromay three-quarters tidal streams ward west coast West Loch Roag western side width wind
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Seite 11 - The vessels referred to in this article shall not be obliged to carry the lights prescribed by article four (a) and article eleven, last paragraph. Art. 8. Pilot vessels when engaged on their station on pilotage duty shall not show the lights required for other vessels, but shall carry a white light at the masthead, visible all around the horizon, and shall also exhibit a flare-up light or flare-up lights at short intervals, which shall never exceed fifteen minutes.
Seite xx - Use of Oil for Modifying the Effect of Breaking Waves. — Many experiences of late years have shown that the utility of oil for this purpose is undoubted, and the application simple. The following may serve for the guidance of seamen...
Seite xiv - ... on the chart has a greater effect in misplacing the position the longer the line to be drawn.
Seite 11 - On the near approach of or to other vessels they shall have their side lights lighted, ready for use, and shall flash or show them at short intervals to indicate the direction in which they are heading; but the green light shall not be shown on the port side nor the red light on the starboard side. A...
Seite xvi - Sound is conveyed in a very capricious way through the atmosphere. Apart from the influence of the wind large areas of silence have been found in different directions and at different distances from the origin of sound, even in clear weather; therefore, too much confidence should not be felt as to hearing a fog signal.
Seite xv - The glare of a powerful light is often seen far beyond the limit of visibility of the actual rays of the light, but this must not be confounded with the true range.