Section 285 Of Article 1. Navigation Rules From California Harbors And Navigation Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 1.

. The rules of this article do not apply to any case for which a different rule is provided by the regulations concerning lights upon steam vessels, or for the government of pilots of steam vessels approaching each other within the sound of the steam-whistle or other audible signal, prescribed by or under authority of the laws of the United States.