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mand, but no supernumerary officer will be permitted to displace in his quarters any officer belonging to the complement of the vessel.

11.

No officer can place himself on duty by virtue of his commission or warrant alone.

12.

Officers duly appointed to act in a grade superior to their own shall, while so acting, be entitled to exercise command and to take precedence according to the date of their appointments.

SECTION II.-Petty Officers.

1.

The Petty Officers of the Navy shall be divided into two classes: Petty Officers of the Line and Petty Officers.

The class of Petty Officers of the Line, and the order of rank, with the order of their succession to command, shall be as follows:

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All other Petty Officers, except the Master-at-Arms, who will be the chief Petty Officer in the vessel in which he serves, will be called Petty Officers, and shall take precedence and have assimilated rank as follows:

Ship's Yeomen,

Machinists,

Engineer's Yeomen,

Apothecaries,

Paymaster's Yeomen,

Masters of the Band,

Schoolmasters,

Ship's Writers,

To rank next after the Master-at-Arms.

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3.

Authority of

Petty Officers are not to exercise authority except in the department to which they belong, or over those placed immediately under their control, Petty Officers. and precedence among those of the same rate; shall be established by the commanding officer.

4.

Orderly Sergeants of Marines shall rank next after Master at-Arms; all Orderly Serother Sergeants with Gunner's Mates; and all Corporals with Captain of geants. Afterguard.

5.

of

Non-Commissioned Officers.

Non-commissioned officers of Marines are not to exercise military authority Authority or command over those not of their corps unless on guard or police duty, or when specially authorized so to do by the commanding officer of the vessel or station.

6.

of

When serving afloat, Petty Officers of the Navy shall take precedence of Precedence non-commissioned officers of Marines holding the same relative rank; but Petty Officers and when serving as troops on shore, the non-commissioned officers shall take precedence.

Non-Commissioned Officers.

CHAPTER IV.

MILITARY HONORS AND CEREMONIES, SALUTES, AND DISTINCTIONS.

SECTION I.-The President of the United States, Vice-President, a foreign sovereign or Chief Magistrate, members of the royal family.

1.

When the President of the United States visits a vessel of the United States, he will be received at the gangway by the Admiral, Commodore, or Commanding Officer, together with such other officers as may be selected. All the officers of the vessel will be on deck in full uniform, the crew at quarters for inspection on the opposite side of the deck, and the full marine guard and band will be paraded. On the President's reaching the deck the drums give four ruffles, the National air is played by the band, the National flag displayed at the main, and a salute of twenty-one guns fired. . The same ceremony will take place on the President's leaving, the salute being fired when the boat, in which he is embarked, clears the ship's side, and the National flag will be hauled down at the last gun.

2.

The President of the United States.

If other vessels of the United States are present, they will fire a salute of Other vessels twenty-one guns, unless otherwise directed by the senior officer present, and present. upon the President passing such vessels the drums will beat four ruffles and the band play the National air.

3.

United

An ex-President of the United States, when visiting a vessel of the Navy, An ex-President shall receive the same honors as prescribed for the President, except that the of the National flag shall not be displayed unless the reception takes place abroad, and then it shall be hoisted at the fore.

4.

States.

The Vice-Presi

The Vice-President of the United States, when visiting a vessel of the Navy, shall receive the same honors as prescribed for the President, except dent of the United that there shall be but one salute of nineteen guns, which shall be fired on States.

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his leaving; and that the National flag shall not be displayed, unless the reception takes place abroad, in which case it shall be hoisted at the fore.

5.

A foreign sovereign or the chief magistrate of any foreign republic, when visiting a vessel of the Navy, shall be received with the honors prescribed for the President, except that the flag of his country shall be displayed at the main, and the band shall play his National air.

6.

Members of a royal family, when visiting a vessel of the Navy, shall receive the same honors as would be paid to their sovereign, except that one salute only shall be fired on leaving.

7.

In addition to the foregoing, yards may be manned for the President of the United States, a foreign sovereign or chief magistrate, and for members of a royal family.

SECTION II.-Members of the Cabinet, Justices of the Supreme Court, Governors of States, Diplomatic Corps and Consuls.

1.

The Secretary of the Navy, when officially visiting a vessel of war or a naval station, shall be saluted on leaving with nineteen guns.

2.

Members of the Cabinet, Justices of the Supreme Court, or Governors of States, when visiting a vessel of the Navy, shall receive the same honors as those prescribed for the Vice-President, except that the salute shall consist of seventeen guns, and shall be fired on their leaving.

3.

Committee of A committee of Congress officially visiting a vessel of the Navy, or a Congress. naval station, will be saluted on leaving with seventeen guns.

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4.

Whenever a minister appointed to represent the United States abroad, or a minister of a foreign country, shall visit a vessel of the Navy, he shall be received by the Admiral, Commodore, or Commanding Officer, and the marine guard shall be paraded. A salute of fifteen guns shall be fired on his leaving.

5.

A Chargé d'Affaires, or Commissioner, shall be received in the same manner, but the salute shall be eleven guns.

6.

A Consul General shall be received by the Commanding Officer, and saluted with nine guns.

7.

A Consul shall be received by the Commanding Officer, and saluted with seven guns.

8.

A Vice-Consul or a Commercial Agent shall be received by the Commanding Officer, and saluted with five guns.

SECTION III.--Salutes to officers.

1.

When an Admiral goes on board his flag-ship to assume command, he shall Admiral assumes be received by all the officers of the vessel in full uniform, the crew at command. quarters for inspection, on the side of the deck opposite to that on which he enters, and the full marine guard paraded. He will be met at the gangway by the Commanding Officer, together with such other officers as he may select. On the guard presenting arms the drums will give four ruffles and the band play a march. On hoisting his flag, a salute of seventeen guns will be fired.

2.

When an Admiral makes a visit of inspection to any vessel of his fleet, Admiral inspects. the above ceremonies will be observed, the salute being fired immediately after he arrives on board.

3.

When an Admiral relinquishes his command afloat, the ceremonies pre- Admiral scribed for his first reception shall take place at his departure. His flag will down flag. be hauled down at the last gun of the salute.

4.

hauls

Admiral leaving

An Admiral leaving his flag-ship with the intention of soon returning on board shall be entitled to an officer's guard, which is to present arms as he flag-ship. passes in front of it, and the drums to give four ruffles; the Boatswain may attend the side. He is to be accompanied to the gangway by the LineOfficer next in rank to himself on board, and all the Officers of his personal Staff; the Officer of the Deck and the Junior Officers of the Watch will also be in attendance. The same ceremonies are to be observed on his returning on board. If absent at night with the intention of returning, four lights are to be displayed perpendicularly at the peak.

5.

For a Vice-Admiral, the same ceremonies will be observed as for an Admiral, with the exception that the drums shall give three ruffles, and that his salute shall be fifteen guns.

6

For a Rear-Admiral, the same ceremonies will be observed as for a ViceAdmiral, with the exception that the drums shall give two ruffles, and that his salute shall be thirteen guns. If absent at night, with the intention of returning, three lights will be hoisted perpendicularly at the peak.

7.

Vice-Admiral.

Rear-Admiral.

For a Commodore, the same ceremonies will be observed as prescribed for Commodore. a Rear-Admiral, except that his salute is to be eleven guns. If absent at night, with the intention of returning, two lights shall be displayed perpendicularly at the peak.

8.

The salutes as prescribed above for Flag Officers, on first taking command, are to be observed when not in the presence of another Flag Officer Flag Officers are

When

other

in command. Should a senior Flag Officer be present in command, the present.
ship hoisting the flag of an Admiral or Commodore for the first time shall
salute such senior officer, who will return the salute. If a Junior Flag
Officer in command be present, he shall salute the flag of his senior when
it is first hoisted, and such senior shall return the salute. No other salutes
shall be fired on such occasion.

9.

Flag not to be An Admiral's, Vice-Admiral's, or Rear-Admiral's flag, or a Commodore's hoisted aboard broad pennant, shall not be hoisted on board any ship of his fleet or squadron, which he may visit for auy purpose, without his special order.

other vessels.

Top-light.

Flag Officer vis

time.

10.

All flag-ships will carry a top-light at the mizzen-mast head at night when in port, and at sea when other vessels are in company.

11.

When the Commander-in-Chief of a fleet or squadron, whether an Admiiting for the first ral, Vice-Admiral, Rear-Admiral, or Commodore, shall first visit a ship not belonging to his own fleet or squadron, he shall be received as if he were visiting a ship under his own command, but in no case shall a flag or broad pennant be hoisted.

Flag Officer on

received aboard.

12.

Whenever an Admiral, Vice-Admiral, Rear-Admiral, or Commodore, duty ashore, how employed on shore, but not in command of a navy-yard or station, shall visit a vessel of the Navy on duty, he shall be received by the senior LineOfficer present and the Officer of the Deck. The marine guard shall be paraded, and on the occasion of his first visit a proper salute shall be fired.

station.

13.

Flag officer on When an officer of the rank of Admiral, Vice-Admiral, Rear-Admiral, or assuming com- Commodore shall be ordered to command a navy-yard or station, he shall be mand of a shore- received at the gate, or landing, by the officer whom he is to relieve and the Line-Officer next in rank, by all the officers of the station in uniform, by the marine guard with arms presented, and the proper salute will be fired. On relinquishing his command, like ceremonies shall be observed, and his flag or broad pennant shall be hauled down at the last gun.

President or

14.

Whenever the President of the United States, the Vice-President, an Exother persons of President, or any other personage for whose reception afloat ceremonies have distinction visiting been prescribed in the foregoing articles, shall visit a navy-yard or naval station, he shall be received with the same ceremonies, so far as may be practicable.

a shore-station.

Officers to be saluted.

Return salutes.

Chiefs of Bureau.

15.

No officers of the Navy shall be saluted otner than Admirals, Vice-Admirals, Rear-Admirals, and Commodores commanding afloat; Admirals, Vice-Admirals, Rear-Admirals, and Commodores on shore duty. When several officers entitled to be saluted may be assembled on board a ship, or at a navy-yard or naval station, on the same duty, but one salute shall be fired, which shall consist of the number of guns to which the senior of such assemblage may be entitled.

16.

Return salutes shall be as follows: Between officers of equal rank, gun for gun. To an inferior by a superior officer; if the inferior be a Commodore, the number of guns specified as a Commodore's salute. If a Captain or an officer of less rank, seven guns.

17.

Chiefs of Bureau of the Navy Department, as such, shall be saluted with eleven guns.

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