proper lookout
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 70 U.S. 268 - The Ottawa · 1865Most cited · 191 citing opinions
Proper lookouts are competent persons other than the master and helmsman, properly stationed for that purpose, on the forward part of the vessel; and the pilot-house in the night time, especially if it is very dark, and the view is obstructed, is not the proper place.
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