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Instructions to Light Keepers

Gelesen von Maria Kasper

(4,75 Sterne; 6 Bewertungen)

"Office of the Light-House Board, Washington, D.C. July 1, 1881. The following Instructions are published for the guidance of light-keepers. They are required to read them carefully and attentively, and to refer to them whenever they are any doubt in regard to their duties or the manner of performing them. Each keeper and assistant keeper will be furnished with a copy, to be kept and used at the light-stations where they are employed; to be handed over to their successors when they are relieved or discharged or left at the light-stations in case there should be no successors. By order of the Light-House Board." (from introductory notice to book) (1 hr 56 min)

Chapters

General Instructions to All Light Keepers

15:02

Read by Maria Kasper

Care of Lights and Their Appurtenances

12:29

Read by Maria Kasper

Funck Lard-Oil Float-Lamp; Funck Mineral-Oil Float-Lamp; Fourth, Fifth, and Six…

19:29

Read by Maria Kasper

Instructions to Keepers of Light-Ships

14:43

Read by Maria Kasper

Use and Management of Fog Signals

18:40

Read by Maria Kasper

Siren; Steam-Whistle; Stevens Fog-Bell; Andersons Hand Fog-Signal

16:15

Read by Maria Kasper

Instructions for Painting; Recipes; Allowances of Provisions

19:58

Read by Maria Kasper