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Rendezvous

Rendezvous, means a place designated for meeting or assembly, especially of troops or ships; the meeting or assembly itself, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1298....


Rendezvous

A place appointed for a meeting or at which persons customarily meet...


Convoy

Convoy, ships of war which accompany merchantmen in time of war, to protect them from the attacks of the enemy. There are five things essential to sailing with convoy:-viz. (1) It must be with a regular convoy under an officer appointed by government; (2) it must be from the place of rendezvous appointed by government; (3) it must be a convoy for the voyage; (4) the mater of the ship must have sailing instructions from the commanding officer of the convoy; (5) the ship must depart and continue with the convoy till the end of the voyage, unless separated by necessity. See (English) Naval Discipline Act, 1866 (29 & 30 Vict. c. 109), and s. 46 of the (English) Naval Prize Act, 1864 (27 & 28 Vict. c. 25), by which the master of a ship deserting a convoy is liable to a penalty of 500l. and one year's imprisonment. See Hall or Wheaton on International Law....


Sailing instructions

Sailing instructions, written or printed directions delivered by the commanding officer of a convoy to the several masters of the ships under his care, by which they are enabled to understand and answer his signals, to know the place of rendezvous appointed by the fleet in case of dispersion by storm, by an enemy, or otherwise. Without sailing instructions no vessel can have the protection and benefit of convoy, Mar. Ins.; Anderson v. Pitcher, (1800) 2 Bos&P 164....


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