Excerpt from Practical Motor Boat Handling, Seamanship and Piloting: A Handbook Containing Information Which Every Motor Boatman Should Know, Especially Prepared for the Man Who Takes Pride in Handling His Own Boat and Getting the Greatest Enjoyment Out of Cruising, Adapted for the Yachtsman Interested in Fitting Himself TThe International Rules govern navigation on waters which do not come within the jurisdiction of any particular country, for example, navigation on the high seas beyond what is technically known as the three-mile limit comes under the jurisdiction of the International Rules. These rules were drawn up at a conference of a number of the maritime nations of the world held about 1890. The various nations which were represented by delegates at this conference agreed to certain uniform and standard regulations, which should govern the ships of their nations on the high seas. They adopted and agreed to abide by the regulations which have been in force since this conference.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.