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U.S. Code, Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs
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General SummaryThe U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. While every effort has been made to ensure that this reproduction of the Code is accurate, those using it for legal purposes should verify their results against the printed version of the Code available through the Government Printing Office.
§ 24. Vessels Laying Cables; Signals; Avoidance of Buoys
The master of any vessel which, while engaged in laying or repairing submarine cables, shall fail to observe the rules concerning signals that have been or shall be adopted by the parties to the convention described in section 30 of this title with a view to preventing collisions at sea; or the master of any vessel that, perceiving, or being able to perceive the said signals displayed upon a telegraph ship engaged in repairing a cable, shall not withdraw to or keep at distance of at least one nautical mile; or the master of any vessel that seeing or being able to see buoys intended to mark the position of a cable when being laid or when out of order or broken, shall not keep at a distance of at least a quarter of a nautical mile, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month, or to a fine of not exceeding $500.
(Feb. 29, 1888, ch. 17, § 4, 25 Stat. 41.)
International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972
For the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972, see International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972, set out as a note under section 1602 of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 31 of this title.
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Chicago: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 24. Vessels Laying Cables; Signals; Avoidance of Buoys," U.S. Code, Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs in U.S. Code, Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed April 17, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4Z44MKG2PWT3NZW.
MLA: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 24. Vessels Laying Cables; Signals; Avoidance of Buoys." U.S. Code, Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs, in U.S. Code, Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 17 Apr. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4Z44MKG2PWT3NZW.
Harvard: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", '§ 24. Vessels Laying Cables; Signals; Avoidance of Buoys' in U.S. Code, Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs. cited in 2002, U.S. Code, Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Original Sources, retrieved 17 April 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4Z44MKG2PWT3NZW.
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