relative to the navigation of
any harbor, river, or inland waters.

DISTRESS SIGNALS.

ART. 31. When a vessel is in distress and requires assistance from other
vessels or from the shore, the following shall be the signals to be used
or displayed by her either together or separately, namely:

In the daytime--

First. A gun fired at intervals of about a minute.

Second. The international code signal of distress indicated by N.C.

Third. The distance signal, consisting of a square flag, having either
above or below it a ball or anything resembling a ball.

Fourth. Rockets or shells as prescribed below for use at night.

Fifth. A continuous sounding with any fog-signal apparatus.

At night--

First. A gun fired at intervals of about a minute.

Second. Flames on the vessel (as from a burning tar barrel, oil barrel,
etc.).

Third. Rockets or shells bursting in the air with a loud report and
throwing stars of any color or description, fired one at a time at short
intervals.

Fourth. A continuous sounding with any fog-signal apparatus.

SEC. 2. That all laws or parts of laws inconsistent with the foregoing
regulations for preventing collisions at sea, for the navigation of all
public and private vessels of the United States upon the high seas and
in all waters connected therewith navigable by seagoing vessels, are
hereby repealed.

SEC. 3. That this act shall take effect at a time to be fixed by the
President by proclamation issued for that purpose.

And whereas an act of Congress entitled "An act to amend an act approved
August 19, 1890, entitled 'An act to adopt regulations for preventing
collisions at sea,'" was approved May 28, 1894, the said act being in
the following words:

_Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled_. That article 7 of
the act approved August 19, 1890, entitled "An act to adopt regulations
for preventing collisions at sea," be amended to read as follows:

"ART. 7. Steam vessels of less than 40 and vessels under oars or sails
of less than 20 tons gross tonnage, respectively, and rowing boats, when
under way, shall not be required to carry the lights mentioned in
article 2 (_a_), (_b_), and (_c_), but if they do not
carry them they shall be provided with the following lights:

"First. Steam vessels of less than 40 tons shall carry--