Section 17 in The Port Of New Mangalore (Harbour Craft) Rules, 1976
17. Working of the licensed harbour craft at night and in bad weather.
(1)No licensed harbour craft shall ply in the outer roads:(i)between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. without the previous permission of the Deputy Conservator; and(ii)when a stern warning signal indicating bad weather on high seas is displayed from the port flagstaff.(2)When the signal referred to in Cl. (ii) of sub-rule (1) is hoisted at the port flagstaff, all harbour crafts plying in the outer roads shall return to the inner harbour at once and shall not proceed to the outer roads without the special permission of the Deputy Conservator until the signal is hauled down.
