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[Section 46]
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Union of India - Subsection
Section 46(5) in The Port Rules for the Port of Bombay
| (a)Diatant Signals | ||
| THESEINDICATE DANGER TO WHICH SHIPS MAY BE EXPOSED AFTER THEY HAVELEFT THE HARBOUR | ||
| I.CAUTONARY- There is a regim of squally weather in which astorm may be forming | Day | Night |
| Note.- This signal is hoisted at Ports so situated with reference tothe disturbed weather that a ship leaving the port might run intodanger during its voyage. | ||
| II.WARNING- A Storm formed.Note:-Thissignal is hoisted when there is no immediate danger of the portit se1f being affected, but ships leaving the port might run intothe storm. | ||
| (b)Local Signals | ||
| THESEINDICATE THAT THE PORT ITSELF AND THE SHIPS IN IT ARE THREATENED | ||
| III.CAUTIONARY.- The port is threatened by squally weather. | ||
| IV.WARNING.- The port is threatened by a storm, but it does notappear that the danger is an yet sufficiently great to justifyextreme measures of precautions. | ||
| Note.-The existence of a storm can often be determined before itsdirection of motion can be fixed. In this case all those Portswhich the storm could possibly strike are warned by the signal. | ||
| V.DANGER.- The port will experience severe weather from astorm, of slight or moderate intensity that is expected to crossthe coast to the south of the port (or to the east, in the caseof Verava1, the Hooghly Port, Diamond Island, Bassein, Rangoonand Port Blair). | ||
| VI.DANGER.- The port will experience severe weather form astorm, of slight or moderate intensity, that is expected to crossthe coast to the north of the port (or to the west in the case ofthe Hooghly Port, chittagong, Rangoon, Moulmcin, Karachi and PortBlair). | ||
| VII.DANGER.- The port will experience severe weather from astorm of slight or moderate intensity, that is expected to crossover or near to the port. | ||
| VIII.GREAT DANGER-The pot will experience severe weather from astores of great intensity that is expected to cross the coast tothe south of the port (or to the east in the case of Veraval, theHooghly Port. Diamond Island, Bassein, Rangoon and Port Blair). | ||
| IX.GREAT DANGER- The port will experience severe weather from astorm of great intensity, that is expected cross the coast tothe north of the port (or to the west in the case of the HooghlyPort, Chittagong, Rangoon, Moulmein, Karachi and Port Blair). | ||
| XGREAT DANCER.-The port will experience severe weather from astorm of great intensity, that is expected to cross over or nearto the port. | ||
| XI.FAILURE OF COMMUNICATIONS.- with the meteorologicalwarning, centre have broken down, and the local officer consideredthat there is danger of bad weather. |