48. In an action for damage by collision, the Plaintiff shall, within one week from the issue of the writ, and the Defendant shall, at any time before the time fixed by the writ of summons for the appearance of the parties before the Court, file in the Court a Preliminary Act, sealed up, signed by the party, and containing a statement of the following particulars:-
(1) The names of the ships which came into collision, and the names of their masters;
(2) The time of the collision;
(3) The place of the collision;
(4) The direction and force of the wind;
(5) The state of the weather;
(6) The state and force of the tide;
(7) The course and speed of the ship when the other was first seen;
(8) The lights, if any, carried by her;
(9) The distance and bearing of the other ship when first seen;
(10) The lights, if any, of the other ship which were first seen;
(11) The lights, if any, of the other ship, other than those first seen, which came into view before the collision;
(12) The measures which were taken, and when, to avoid the collision.
(13) The parts of each ship which first came into collision;
(14) What fault or default, if any, is attributed to the other ship.