72.

He will cause the bedding of the crew to be aired and cleaned once a fortnight, when the weather permits.

73.

He will pay attention to the clothing of the men, obliging them to dress in such a manner as, in his opinion, with the advice of the medical officers, will be most conducive to health.

74.

Airing bedding.

Clothing of the

crew.

Hours for mess

He will establish the hours of messing on board the vessel under his command in accordance with the customs of the service, and in such manner ing. that the meal-hours do not interfere in any way with the duties of the vessel.

75.

He will not permit boats to be absent from the vessel at meal-hours, unless from imperative necessity of the public service; nor are boats to be absent absent from or leave the vessel after sunset, without his special permission.

76.

Unless from necessity, the officers and men are not to be placed on a daily allowance of water of less than one gallon.

77.

Boats not to be at mealhours or after sunset, except.

Allowance of

water.

When in port, he may cause fresh meat and vegetables to be issued to the Fresh provisions. crew, not exceeding four days in the week, unless the Surgeon recommends a more frequent issue as necessary for their health.

78.

Accounts of re

He will cause accurate accounts to be kept of all the expenses for repairs incurred for the vessel, and make quarterly returns to the commander of the pairs. division, squadron, or fleet, embracing a complete abstract of the expenditure of stores in all departments, which the latter will investigate and forward to the Bureaus with his remarks thereon.

79.

Examine

He will examine all the returns of expenditures, all requisitions for sup plies, and all accounts rendered against the vessel, and, on being satisfied of penditures, &c. their correctness, will approve them; but in making and approving requisitions, it must be distinctly understood that all articles of stores supplied in accordance with the allowance are expected to last for the time for which the vessel was supplied, and that the diminution from use of stores is not to be filled unless in case of necessity, when the officer approving the requisition will be required to explain such necessity, as also the expenditure which has led to such stores falling short of the term for which they were supplied.

80.

ex

He will use the utmost economy and care in all relating to the expenses Economy in exof the vessel or to the public service, and will require from all under his penditure. command a rigid compliance with the regulations for the receipt, conversion, and expenditure of stores.

81.

He may, at his discretion, require the line-officers under his command to make observations and calculations for determining the latitude, longitude, and the variation of the compass, reporting the results to him; and he will encourage the officers under his command to improve themselves in every branch of nautical science.

Observations by

officers.

82.

Register of punishments.

Investigation of offenses, and in person attend to

He will have kept a register of all punishments inflicted on the crew, will transmit it quarterly to the Department.

83.

and

He will, in person, investigate all offenses and award all punishments. When one or more of the ship's company come to the mast with a request complaints, &c., of to see the Captain, the Officer of the Deck will receive the request and communicate it directly to the Captain, at the same time informing the Executive Officer.

crews.

If unable to at

Commanding Officers are not to neglect such appeals, without sufficient cause to justify them for so doing, and will require the presence of their Executive Officer on such occasions.

81.

Should he be unable to attend at the investigation of an offense, the reatend at investiga- sons will be noted in the log over the signature of the Executive Officer.

tions.

Punishments re

85.

He will report quarterly to the Commander-in-Chief, or, if acting singly, ported quarterly. to the Department, all punishments inflicted upon officers, and the reasons

therefor.

86.

Examination of Every three months, or oftener if necessary, he will have the chain-cables, cables, &c. hawsers, and spare sails examined, and he will have the condition of all stores on board very frequently looked to, and such measures taken as will protect them from injury.

Condemned provisions.

Extra provisions to passengers.

Effects of any

87.

He will not allow any condemned provisions to remain on board, nor will he place the crew on short allowance except in case of absolute necessity.

88.

He may issue extra rations to passengers, but to secure the Pay Officer he must give the order in writing.

89.

He will direct that seals be placed on the effects of officers or passengers one dying on who may die on board, but if from any cause such effects are deteriorating, he may order a sale of those which are perishable, having a proper account kept of such sale.

He will examine the steam-log daily, approving it monthly if satisfied of its correctness. He will transmit quarterly a fair copy of the steam-log for the preceding quarter, as also for the period which has not been previously forwarded, whenever a vessel is placed in ordinary.

91.

He will cause the senior Engineer to submit to him, for approval, his watch, watch and station fire, quarter, and cleaning bills, showing the specific duties of each member of the force under his charge.

He will cause the Engineer's force to be arranged in watches, and, when on watch, the men are to be under the immediate direction of the officer or petty officer in charge of the watch, and are not to be ordered to perform

other duties than those connected with the engines, boilers, and their dependencies, except in case of necessity, and then the Engineer on duty is to be informed, that he may adopt all necessary precautions.

93.

on

to orders of Officer

He will require the Engineers on duty to conform to the orders of the Offi- Engineers cer of the Deck; but they are not, except in case of necessity, to be ordered watch to conform to perform other duties than those immediately connected with the preserva- of the Deck. tion, repair, management, or supplying of the engines and their dependencies.

94.

When two or more Engineer officers are attached to the vessel, he will Engineer's abmake such regulations with regard to leave on shore that the ship will never sence from vessel. be left, other than upon a call of duty, without the services of one of them. He will cause a sufficiently strong watch to be kept, under competent charge, whenever the fires are lighted, and will take care that the engine-room is never left without a suitable watch, in charge of a petty officer, even though the ship may be at anchor and the fires hauled. When two Engineer officers only are attached to the vessel, he will require one of them to be on duty and ready for a call at all times when the engines are running.

95.

He will order steam to be raised for the purpose of dispelling dampness Steam for disand unwholesome air, or for drying the vessel, whenever, in his opinion, it is pelling dampness, necessary. He will cause the engines to be turned over once a month.

96.

&c.

Care of iron

When in command of an iron vessel, he will have the bottom examined on every opportunity, be careful that the plates are cleaned and coated with vessels. preserving composition as often as necessary, that no injury be done by corrosion, and that no copper articles rest on the bottom in contact with the iron.

97.

He will see that all repairs to the hull, machinery, and outfits of the ves- Repairs to be sel which he commands are, as far as possible, done by the mechanics on made by vessel's board.

98.

mechanics.

Commanding Officers will transmit directly to the Commander-in-Chief all Reports direct reports concerning the operations of their commands, the execution of their to Commander-inorders, or of the discipline on board the vessels that they command.

99.

Chief.

He will report to the Department, immediately upon its occurrence, every Reports vessel instance of the vessel under his command touching the ground or sustaining grounding, &c. any injury to the hull or spars, with all the circumstances attending the accident, and his opinion as to the probable injury sustained; at the termination of the cruise he will send duplicates of all such reports, and in all cases of collision, resulting seriously, he will report the facts to the Commanderin-Chief, or, if acting singly, to the Secretary of the Navy.

100.

In the event of collision between a vessel of the Navy and a merchant-ves- In event of col sel, so serious or under such circumstances as not to admit of immediate re- lision. pair with the resources at hand, and therefore likely to involve damages, the commander of the naval vessels will at once order, if possible, a board of three officers, (one of whom, when practicable, to be a carpenter,) to ascertain all the attending circumstances, injuries received, and probable amount of damages, and report to him in triplicate accordingly, one copy to be forwarded without delay to the Navy Department, one to the master of the mer

Acting singly.

If separated from fleet.

Interferences by passengers.

Distressed sea

men.

Prisoners must

nesses.

chant-vessel, and the remaining one to be retained for reference. When repairs have been effected on the spot, a certificate of the fact is to be taken from the master of the merchant-vessel, and forwarded to the Navy Department.

101.

When acting singly, he will be governed by the regulations for the Commander-in-Chief, so far as they may be applicable to his case.

102.

Should a vessel be separated from the fleet or squadron to which she belongs, the Commanding Officer must show that such separation was not caused by any neglect, and that he had complied strictly with all the instructions given for his government in case of such separation; and should he find it necessary to go into a port not designated or permitted by his instructions, he will make no unnecessary stay, and will report the cause of the necessity and of any delay that may occur.

103.

A Commanding Officer will not permit any passenger to interfere in matters relating to the vessel, other than as heretofore specified in event of a Flag-` Officer being a passenger.

104.

Commanders of vessels on foreign stations may receive on board distressed sailors of the United States without reference to the established complement. If, on the usual examination, they are found fit for the service, they may be enlisted for such period as may be expedient, not exceeding three years; but if not so found, or if unwilling to enlist, they may be entered as supernumeraries, for passage and rations, provided they bind themselves to be amenable, in all respects, to the laws and regulations for the government of the Navy. Such persons, however, are not to be so received, enlisted, or entered without the authority of the senior officer present, and Commanding Officers are to keep the Commander-in-Chief fully informed of all transactions with regard to them.

105.

He will not receive merchant-seamen on board on a foreign station, as be sent with wit-prisoners, under charges preferred against them, unless the witnesses necessary to substantiate such charges accompany them, or some equally certain means are adopted to insure their appearance on the arrival of the prisoners at the place where they will be handed over to the civil authorities.

106.

Commanding In a port where there is not a consul of the United States, and on the high officers as consuls. seas, commanders of fleets, squadrons, and of single vessels are authorized and empowered by law to exercise the powers of consuls, in regard to mariners of the United States.

107.

Commanding Commanders of vessels violating or departing from their orders or instrucofficers responsi- tions, at the request of any person, will do so on their own responsibility. ble, should they act on the request

of any one.

In case of death, desertion, &c.

108.

In case of the death, desertion, or capture by an enemy, of any person belonging to the Navy, it shall be the duty of the Commander of the vessel, upon the books on which the name of such person may be borne, to cause his effects to be collected and delivered to the Pay Officer for safe-keeping, together with an inventory of the same, to be signed by two messmates, if they belonged to an officer, or, if to any other person, by the officer of his division.

He will also, in addition to the usual official report of the death of any person on board the vessel under his command, cause information of the same to be forwarded to the nearest relative or friend of the deceased, if the address of such relative or friend can be obtained.

109.

All orders received by a Commanding Officer applicable to others under his command or authority are to be promptly communicated.

110.

Commanding Officers to communicate orders.

Report of an ac

He will make to the Department, through the Commander-in-Chief, a full report of any action, chase, or important movement in which the vessel he tion, &c. commands may be engaged, and will also furnish diagrams illustrating the positions and movements of the vessels, the direction of the wind, the bearing, distance, and outline of land, should any be in sight, and all information which may tend to a clear understanding of the occurrence. He will be careful to mention all such of the crew as may distinguish themselves, as defined by the act of December 21, 1861, and will, after an action, require from the Executive Officer, and officers commanding divisions, reports of the general conduct of those under their observation.

111.

tion.

He will keep a journal, noting in it all desirable information in regard to Journal and rethe naval forces or armament of foreign powers, with such information ports of informaregarding commerce, hydrography, &c., as may be useful to the Government, and he will communicate immediately to the Bureau of Navigation all hydrographic information which may affect the charts or sailing directions. At the expiration of the cruise the journal will be forwarded to the Bureau of Navigation. He will direct the officers under his command, when visiting foreign ports, to obtain and report to him in writing such information as he may designate, and will himself report to the Navy Department the capacity, power, and speed of the foreign vessels of war he meets with.

112.

He will afford all assistance in his power to vessels of foreign nations with whom we are at peace.

113.

If refused assist

If, being in need of assistance, he meet with a refusal on the part of any foreign authority, he will report the circumstance to the Secretary of the ance. Navy.

114..

kept corrected.

He will see that the sailing directions, charts, and light-lists are carefully Sailing direccompared with those of all public vessels that he may meet having later tions, &c., to be information; will have those of the vessel under his command corrected, and tracings or copies made of any new charts or hydrographic information. He will keep a file of all the hydrographic notices, notices to mariners, and hydrographic information that he receives.

115.

any

He will cause careful surveys to be made, and charts constructed, of Surveys of shoals, dangers, or harbors not correctly located, or which may require shoals, &c. examination; and, when completed, he will forward them, with all the original data and computations, to the Bureau of Navigation.

116.

Doubtful dan.

When passing in the vicinity of doubtful dangers, or where there is an indication of shoal water or danger not on the charts, he will make, unless gers. there be special reasons to the contrary, such search as the weather and other